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Regional Educational Laboratory Program


Pacific
Pacific: American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, & Republic of Palau

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REL Pacific serves one state (Hawai‘i), three territories (American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam), and three nations in free association with the United States–the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. These entities have a population of 1,680,000 people spread across 4.9 million square miles of the Pacific Ocean. In addition to economic and political diversity, the Pacific islands are characterized by a multitude of indigenous cultures and languages.

REL Pacific serves the needs of the Pacific Region through the following research alliances:

  • Strengthening Teacher Effectiveness in the Freely Associated States
  • Engaging Families and Communities in Education in Hawai'i
  • Engaging Families and Communities in Education in Guam
  • Career & College Readiness in CNMI and American Samoa
  • Optimizing Data Systems in the Freely Associated States
  • Optimizing Data Systems in Hawai'i

Lab Director:
Dr. Nolan Malone
Governing Board


Contractor:
Midcontinent Research for Education and Learning
1003 Bishop Street
Suite 777
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(800) 768-9222
http://www.mcrel.org/pcco/index.asp
Subcontractors/Partners:
  • Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research, and Service
  • Chesapeake Research Group, LLC
  • Curriculum Research and Development Group
  • Education Northwest
  • NSC Partners, LLC
  • Pan-Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite
  • Seward Incorporated
  • The JoDoCo Group, Inc.
  • Ward Research