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Effects of a District-Managed Restart Strategy for Low-Performing Schools in Texas
EL Southwest examined the implementation of Texas’ district-managed restart strategy, a school turnaround strategy, and its effect on teacher and principal mobility, student achievement, and student attendance. » More info
Multi-tiered systems of support for behavior (MTSS-B) is a commonly reported approach to prevent and address students' problem behaviors. » More info
Providing teachers with ongoing support to improve their classroom practice is a common use of federal funds to improve instruction and student achievement. » More info
English Language Development among American Indian English Learner Students in New Mexico
REL Southwest examined American Indian students identified as English learner students at kindergarten entry in New Mexico public schools in 2013/14 and 2014/15. » More info
IES releases researcher guide on interpreting impacts
A new guide describes how to use the BASIE framework to avoid misinterpreting statistical significance and improve the relevance of impact estimates. » More info
National Library of Education (NLE)
NLE provides information, statistical, and referral services to the Department of Education, government agencies and the public. The collection focuses on education, including thousands of textbooks and instructional materials, as well as resources on law, public policy, economics, urban affairs, sociology, history, philosophy, and information science.
REL Events and Opportunities
REL Events provide an opportunity to learn from practitioners, policymakers, and researchers from across the country. Check out the REL Events Calendar for upcoming webinars and in-person professional development opportunities spanning topics from improving early education to transforming postsecondary teaching and learning, and everything in between.
FEATURED RESOURCES
Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Intervention in the Elementary Grades
This practice guide grounds the six recommendations in high-quality evidence-based research studies focused on mathematics intervention. Each recommendation is supported by strong evidence, and includes features of intervention and/or instructional practices, with guidance on how to implement them, advice on how to overcome potential obstacles, and a short summary of the research that supports it.
Supporting Your Child's Reading at Home
Learning to read begins at home through everyday parent-child interactions, long before children attend school. This new website helps families support literacy development for students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade. It includes family activities to build literacy skills at home, along with videos that show parents what to focus on in each activity.
Teaching Math to Young Children for Families and Caregivers
Early childhood is an important period for developing math skills. These resources and activities, organized by math topics such as counting or shapes, include research-based and easy-to-follow steps to help you support your child's math skills during a typical day.
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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Learn about the plans for and results of evaluations related to ESSA
