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May24

Improving and Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline

This webinar highlights research takeaways and actionable strategies to help states and preparation programs to build stronger, more diverse teacher pipelines.

Apr28

Evidence-Based Literacy Interventions to Support Young Learners During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic

This webinar recording provides early childhood educators with effective strategies to help students develop reading skills efficiently during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr14

Michigan Teachers Who Are Not Teaching: Who Are They, and What Would Motivate Them to Teach?

To alleviate teacher shortages, education leaders in Michigan have considered recruiting certified teachers who are not currently teaching (both those who have never taught and those who left teaching). This REL Midwest study analyzed teacher certification, employment, and survey data to gather information on the viability of this recruitment option. A related infographic highlights the study’s key findings.

Latest from the REL Midwest Blog

Resource roundup: Evidence-based strategies to cultivate early literacy skills as schools reopen
Check out these resources and events from the REL network and the What Works Clearinghouse to explore research and strategies for supporting early childhood literacy development.

New REL Midwest report explores what keeps teachers out of the classroom in Michigan
A REL Midwest report examines why some certified teachers do not teach in public schools and explores incentives that could motivate teachers to return to the classroom.

Report examines the association between high school choice in Indiana and students’ college and career readiness and early college success
A new REL Midwest report examines how Indiana high school students’ performance on indicators of college and career readiness and early college success varied by the type of high school that students attended.

New report shares tools and outcomes from an evaluation of a networked improvement community of alternative learning centers
Educators interested in evaluating networked improvement communities (NICs) can adapt the tools and processes described in this REL Midwest report, which presents the results from an evaluation of a NIC focused on improving graduation rates at alternative learning centers.