REL Appalachia Quarterly Newsletter
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REL Appalachia: Putting Research into Action
The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Appalachia translates research to practice in partnership with policymakers and practitioners in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The ten Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) work in partnership to conduct applied research and trainings with a mission of supporting a more evidence-based education system. Learn more about the REL Appalachia region.
What's New at REL Appalachia
Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action: Developing a Research and TCTS Agenda
View materials on the preliminary results of a landscape and literature scan related to the skills, structures, and supports needed to create a culture of data-driven decisionmaking from a recent meeting of our cross-state partnership.
Appalachian Higher Education Network Conference
View materials on successful strategies to increase postsecondary education attainment in Appalachia from our presentations at the Appalachian Higher Education Network Conference.
Learn more about the research projects currently underway.
Ask A REL is a collaborative reference desk service provided by the ten Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) and functions much in the same way as a technical reference library.
Featured Publication
The purpose of the Teacher Data Use Survey is to provide district and school leaders with a survey instrument that will enable them to learn more about teachers' use of data, teachers' attitudes toward data, and teachers' perception of supports for using data.
Featured Video
Learn more about how REL Appalachia works in partnership with state and district educators and policymakers to improve educational practice, and hear about our current projects in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Parents undoubtedly want the best for their children, including good health, economic security, and happiness.
REL AP staff and Jackson County, KY middle school math teachers develop an Innovation Configuration map to measure teacher practice.
The dramatic increase in opioid addiction has sparked nationwide concern about the epidemic's impact on children and youth.