Belema Ibama-Johnson

This blog post highlights two evidence-based strategies teachers can use to help 6th graders demystify fractions. The featured strategies are from our forthcoming Teaching Fractions Toolkit.

In this Q&A, the team leading REL Southwest's Tri-Agency Workforce Priorities Partnership in Texas describes how they are using the state's Effective Advising Framework to expand access to high-quality college, career, and military advising.

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified a need to address reading challenges among middle school students. To address this need, REL Southwest is partnering with state and local educators in Texas on an evidence-based toolkit to support teachers and administrators in providing reading interventions for students in grades 6-8.

Learn about five evidence-based themes for improving middle school students' math engagement and learning, as featured in a REL Midwest documentary produced in collaboration with WTTW Chicago Public Broadcasting Station and featuring educators at Jonathan Burr Elementary School in Chicago.

The math skills students develop in middle school are critical for success in the higher level math courses they will encounter in high school and beyond...