National Forum to Advance Rural Education
REL AP staff will build conference attendees' awareness about the REL program and share tools and resources on rural college and career readiness and postsecondary transitions.
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
Building Bridges to College and Career: Social Emotional Preparation
REL AP staff will share research-based strategies for building school culture, growth mindset, and self-efficacy to prepare students with social emotional skills for successful postsecondary transitions.
Building Bridges to College and Career: Supporting Self-Efficacy
REL AP staff will share tools and resources on nonacademic strategies to support students' postsecondary transitions at the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Peer Group 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.
The question of how schools can best prepare students to enter the workforce is raised constantly in settings from classrooms to boardrooms.
Traditional printed textbooks are failing to keep up with the shifting needs of modern K–12 education.
The 21st century economy demands an educated workforce with advanced skills and knowledge.