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Oct13

Teachers Who Aren’t Teaching: Who Are They and How Do We Get Them Back? Film & Panel Discussion

Join REL Midwest and Detroit Public TV for a screening of the new documentary “Teachers who aren’t teaching: Who are they and how do we get them back?” The screening will be followed by a live panel discussion.

Sep20

Supports Associated with Teacher Retention in Michigan

To help Michigan alleviate statewide teacher shortages and ensure that all students have equitable access to qualified teachers, REL Midwest conducted a study to identify teacher supports (policies, programs, and practices) at the local level that show promise in improving teacher retention.

Sep15

Using Enhanced Coaching of Teachers to Improve Reading Achievement in Grades PreK–2 in Chicago Public Schools

This REL Midwest study examined the effect on student reading achievement of being in schools that received enhanced coaching supports as part of Chicago Public Schools’ P–2 Balanced Literacy Initiative to improve literacy instruction and looked at the successes and challenges of implementation.

Latest from the REL Midwest Blog

Taking steps toward competency-based education
How can you tell when a student truly knows the material? Competency-based education is one approach. Find out how REL Midwest is supporting a shift to competency-based education in Minnesota.

REL Midwest study explores teacher supports to promote teacher retention
For states and districts addressing teacher shortages, a new REL Midwest report identifies teacher supports that were associated with teacher retention at the local level in Michigan.

Report examines the use of enhanced coaching for teachers to improve early reading instruction and achievement
A new study from REL Midwest examined the use of enhanced coaching for teachers as part of a broader professional development initiative to improve early literacy instruction and achievement in Chicago Public Schools.

Career and technical education: Providing pathways to increase workforce equity
Two district-level practitioners in Indiana shared how their career and technical education programs are using equity-focused strategies to increase access and prepare all students for success beyond high school.