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.
Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action: Developing a Research and TCTS Agenda
The Cross-State Partnership on Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action will meet to discuss preliminary results from a landscape and literature scan related to the skills, structures, and supports needed to create a culture of data-driven decisionmaking.
Appalachian Higher Education Network Conference
The 2018 Appalachian Higher Education Network Conference will explore successful strategies to increase postsecondary education attainment in Appalachia.
Southwest Virginia (SWVA) 2018 Economic Forum
The SWVA Economic Forum engages participants through a shared vision of regional collaboration, growth, and innovation for all of Southwest Virginia.
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.
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.
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.
