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REL Midwest: Putting Research into Action
The Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest translates research to practice in partnership with policymakers and practitioners in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

The 10 Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) work in partnership to conduct applied research and training with a mission of supporting a more evidence-based education system. Learn more about REL Midwest.

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What's New at REL MIDWEST
Dec11

KIDS Data Use Train-the-Trainer Materials

REL Midwest produced a suite of resources to equip a cadre of trainers who present Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS) data use workshops to kindergarten teachers.

Nov26

Making It: Latino Students’ Pathways to College

Watch REL Midwest’s documentary about challenges Latino students face when preparing for and entering college and supports to encourage their success.

Nov5

Conducting Relevant Research through Networked Improvement Communities

This webinar recording addresses how researchers and practitioners can form networked improvement communities (NICs) to study high-priority questions about education practice.

Latest from the REL Midwest Blog

Sharing strategies to increase research-based educational practices
Explore how REL Midwest is partnering with practitioners to help states, districts, and schools use research to inform practice.

Resource roundup: Supporting career readiness in rural schools
We rounded up these career readiness resources from the REL Program and the College and Career Readiness and Success Center with rural educators in mind.

Connecting across contexts: Promising practices to support Black students
Learn how REL Midwest’s new research review and video on promising practices for supporting Black students are sparking interest across the region.

Supporting the creation of a postsecondary readiness indicator
A group of technical assistance providers, including REL Midwest, offered expertise and resources to help the Iowa Department of Education develop its Every Student Succeeds Act postsecondary readiness indicator.

WORKS IN PROGRESS

Learn more about the research projects currently underway. Learn more about the research projects currently underway

ASK A REL

Ask A REL is a collaborative reference desk service provided by the 10 RELs and functions much in the same way as a technical reference library.

Ask A REL

Featured Video

Watch REL Midwest’s documentary about the advantages associated with a play-based approach in kindergarten and use the viewing guide as a starting point for discussion.

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