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Works In Progress
REL Central supports educators and policymakers through applied research studies that address high-leverage needs in our region. After a proposal completes a rigorous external review process, the study is posted as a work in progress.
Learn more about our research projects currently underway.
College and Career Readiness
- Examining the Impact of Career and Technical Education Course-Taking in Two States
- Examination of the Reliability and Validity of the Kansas Clinical Assessment Tool
- Steps to Develop a Model Estimating School and District Postsecondary Success
Data Use
- An Approach to Using Teacher and Student Data to Understand and Predict Teacher Shortages
- Identifying Similar Schools to Support School Improvement
- Measuring Civic Readiness: A Review of Instruments
Early Childhood
Research Tools
Rural
- Dual Enrollment in Rural Areas: Understanding Access and Participation
- Understanding District Remote Learning Plans and Examining How They Vary by Internet Connectivity and other District Characteristics