Julie Riordan

About

Julie Riordan, director of REL Northeast & Islands and principal research scientist at Education Development Center (EDC), is a highly experienced researcher and project director who leads large, complex, multi-million dollar applied educational research initiatives. Riordan has extensive expertise in the evaluation of education policy, organizational change in schools, and the use of evidence to guide decision-making to improve student outcomes. She facilitates systemic change in education through applied research and strategic engagement with policymakers and educators.

Riordan joined REL Northeast & Islands in 2010 and has served as deputy director and director of research. In addition to her strong relationships with policymakers and stakeholders, she brings an understanding of the nuances of state policy development and local implementation to her work. She has extensive experience engaging educators and policymakers to advance and achieve educational improvement, innovation, and systemic change goals.

Riordan received her PhD in education policy from the University of Pennsylvania.

Email: jriordan@edc.org

Associated IES Content

About REL Northeast and Islands

About REL Northeast and Islands

FY2023

FY2023 Single-Session Peer Review Panel

FY2022

FY2022 Single-Session Peer Review Panel
Blog

What's New at REL Northeast & Islands?

Our team at REL Northeast & Islands is thrilled to announce we will continue working with states and territories across our region for another five years...
Date published:
Apr 20, 2022

FY2021

FY2021 Single-Session Peer Review Panel

FY2020

FY2020 Single-Session Peer Review Panel
Blog

Resources for Schools and Districts Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis

This has been a difficult and stressful time for schools, districts, education systems worldwide, and families. With widespread school closures, educators and district leaders are working non-stop to ensure all students have access to learning opportunities and other services that schools provide, like free lunch--all while taking steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. To support your efforts, we have put together a set of FAQs to assist schools and districts with their most pressing needs--su...
Date published:
Mar 25, 2020

FY2018

FY2018 Single-Session Peer Review Panel
Blog

Technical Working Group Helps Keep REL Research Rigorous and Relevant

At REL Northeast & Islands, one of our most important jobs is to ensure that the research we develop and use in partnership with our stakeholders is rigorous and relevant. Our applied research studies must be methodologically sound, and our training, coaching, and technical support projects must be informed by current and credible research. Additionally, we want our projects to meet local needs and contribute to broader conversations about critical challenges facing U.S. schools. To help make...
Date published:
Feb 01, 2018

FY2017

FY2017 Single-Session Peer Review Panel

FY2016

FY2016 Single-Session Peer Review Panel

FY2015

Single-Session Panels
report Descriptive Study

Redesigning Teacher Evaluation: Lessons from a Pilot Implementation

REL Northeast and Islands, in collaboration with the Northeast Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance and the New Hampshire Department of Education, conducted a study of the implementation of new teacher evaluation systems in New Hampshire's School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools. While the basic system features are similar across district plans, the specifics of these features vary considerably by district. District fidelity to the plans, as measured by the exposure of teachers to differen...
Jan 01, 2015
Grant

Providence Public Schools District and Education Development Center: Developing a Researcher-Practitioner Partnership to Improve Achievement among Minority Students

The existing EDC-PPSD partnership utilized the grant to develop a broader consortium known as the Providence Education Research Consortium (PERC). Institutions of higher education, foundations, and community organizations located in Rhode Island were recruited to serve as members of PERC. The goal of establishing PERC was to (1) facilitate collaborative research between PPSD and education researchers who investigate student learning outcomes; (2) ensure that research conducted in PPSD is ali...
Federal funding program:
Partnerships and Collaborations Focused on Problems of Practice or Policy
Award number:
R305H140118