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REL Northeast & Islands: Putting Research into Action The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast and Islands translates research to practice in partnership with policymakers and practitioners in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Vermont.

The ten Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) work in partnership to conduct applied research and trainings with a mission of supporting a more evidence-based education system. Learn more about the REL Northeast & Islands region.

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What's New at REL Northeast & Islands
Oct17

Webinar: Micro-credentialing and Teacher Professional Learning

This webinar will provide evidence-based information on micro-credentials and how best to use them to support teacher learning. » More info

Jul1

Meet Our Research Partnerships and Alliances

Our 10 collaborative researcher-practitioner partnerships and alliances develop, use, and disseminate research to address high-leverage education needs in the region. » More info

Jun25

Equity and Diversity in Teacher Preparation: Learning from Research and Practice

This in-person event in Waltham, Mass., provided an overview of the status of research on teacher preparation, with a specific focus on research related to equity and diversity. » More info

Latest from the REL Northeast & Islands Blog

Bridge Event Explores Research on Teacher Preparation for Equity and Diversity

Racial diversity has been increasing for decades in U.S. public schools, and students of color now account for 52 percent of total enrollment.

REL Reports Explore Calculating and Using Expenditure-to-Performance Ratios

Like many government-funded entities, public school districts are increasingly asked to “do more with less.”

Four Questions to Ask About Your Data: An Example from a Data Coaching Project with Boston Public Schools

As part of our mission to advance the use of data in educational decision-making, REL Northeast & Islands provides customized training, coaching, and technical support to partners in the region seeking assistance with data use.

Featured Video

REL Northeast & Islands developed a series of three complementary guides that describe the survey research process educators can use to create, administer, and analyze their own surveys, in order to have data they need to inform policy and pedagogical decisions.

Ask a REL

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Ask A REL is a collaborative reference desk service provided by the ten Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) and functions much in the same way as a technical reference library.

Works in Progress

Learn more about the research projects currently underway.

Featured Publication

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A guide to calculating district expenditure-to-performance ratios using publicly available data

This guide shows states and districts how to use publicly available data about district-level expenditures and student academic performance to create six expenditure-to-performance ratios, a measure that is sometimes used as a proxy for school district efficiency. To learn more, see this recent blog post.

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Research Alliances and Partnerships in the Northeast & Islands Region
Research Alliances and Partnerships in the Northeast & Islands Region (204 KB)

Learn more about how REL Northeast & Islands collaborates with stakeholders through 10 research alliances and partnerships focused on high-priority issues in education.