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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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Nov25

Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Black Teachers

This video explores why Black teachers leave the teaching profession and the best practices for retaining them.

Nov25

Participation in a Professional Development Program on Culturally Responsive Practices in Wisconsin

This REL Midwest study examined the percentages of schools that participated in the program and their practices and characteristics, and the relationship between program participation and school outcomes. A related infographic highlights an approach to measure the use of culturally responsive practices.

Oct19

It Takes a Village: How Community Organizations, Schools, and Families Can Work Together to Support Early Childhood Literacy

This documentary, produced in partnership with the Chicago public broadcasting station WTTW, is about how community organizations can support the development of children’s early literacy skills.

Latest from the REL Midwest Blog

Emerging challenges and creative solutions for early childhood play-based learning in remote settings
Illinois district leaders discuss the challenges of providing play-based learning in remote settings and creative solutions educators are using to engage young learners at home.

Gear up for college: Expanding Black and Latino students’ postsecondary opportunities and readiness
REL Midwest provided trainings to the Chicago GEAR UP Alliance on effective and practical strategies for supporting Black and Latino students along their pathways to higher education.

Resource roundup: Continuous improvement cycles
Continuous improvement cycles enable practitioners to test and refine practices in real time. We compiled resources from around the REL network to support continuous improvement and the use of improvement science.

Leveraging research to promote equitable learning opportunities for students of color
District leaders with the Janesville school district share how resources developed through the REL Midwest Achievement Gap Research Alliance are helping them close opportunity gaps and promote educational equity.

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.

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Featured Video

This video tells the story of how a networked improvement community of teachers worked to improve graduation rates at alternative high schools. You can also browse REL Midwest’s collection of other documentaries and videos.

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