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Jun8

Indiana and Minnesota Students Who Focused on Career and Technical Education in High School: Who Are They, and What Are Their College and Employment Outcomes?

Education policymakers in Indiana and Minnesota created career and technical education programs to improve high school students’ postsecondary and employment outcomes. This REL Midwest study examined whether high school graduates in each state who completed a large number of career and technical education courses in a single career-oriented program of study (concentrators) had different college and workforce outcomes from graduates who completed fewer (samplers) or no career and technical education courses (nonparticipants).

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

REL Midwest toolkit helps districts better understand students’ learning gaps related to the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures
As more students return to the classroom, a REL Midwest toolkit can help districts identify learning changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic and take action to address students’ learning needs.

Networked improvement community celebrates progress in using data to improve student credit recovery
A Minnesota networked improvement community of alternative learning centers recently celebrated progress toward improving student credit recovery rates and, ultimately, high school graduation rates.

Resource roundup: Supports for summer learning
As the 2020/21 school year comes to an end, we rounded up resources from across the REL network to support educators as they create their summer learning plans and prepare for fall 2021.

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.