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Heidi Larson

Cross-REL Working Group Focuses on English Learners

Mon Dec 13 2021 by Heidi Larson, REL Northeast & Islands Cross-REL/TA Outreach Coordinator
Read about Rhode Island's efforts to improve college and career readiness in youth through accelerated college credit programs, which students participate, and how they benefit.

Dr. Meg Caven

Understanding Teacher Turnover in Early Childhood Education

Mon Jun 21 2021 by Dr. Meg Caven, Senior Research Associate, REL Northeast & Islands
Why is teacher turnover so high in some early childcare centers and so low in others? Learn about a study that examined factors associated with turnover in the early childhood educator workforce.

Dr. Meg Caven Nicole Breslow

Leveraging the Benefits of Collaboration for Collective Impact

Fri Jan 01 2021 by Dr. Meg Caven, Senior Research Associate, REL Northeast & Islands and Nicole Breslow, Project Director
REL Northeast & Islands and the Region 2 Comprehensive Center are collaborating to provide coordinated support to states and districts in our region. Learn about the early benefits they are seeing.

Diana Wogan

New Toolkit Helps Schools Use Continuous Processes to Solve Problems

Tue Dec 22 2020 by Diana Wogan, REL Researcher
Read about our new toolkit to help schools and districts engage in continuous improvement processes.

Dr. Pam Buffington

Rural Schools and Communities Pull Together During COVID-19

Sat Aug 01 2020 by Dr. Pam Buffington, Rural Education Lead, REL Northeast & Islands
Learn how rural communities throughout the REL Northeast & Islands region and beyond are coping with connectivity and access issues that disadvantage rural students.

Dr. Clare Waterman Audrey Gallo

Early Childhood Education Research Alliance Members Share Strategies in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

Mon Jun 01 2020 by Dr. Clare Waterman, Research Scientist, REL Northeast & Islands and Audrey Gallo, Research Associate, REL Northeast & Islands
Learn how states in the Northeast & Islands region are engaging families and their children from birth to age 5, supporting their ECE workforce, and making plans to reopen ECE centers in the fall.

Heidi Larson Dr. Carrie Parker

Supporting Dual Language Learners in the PreK Classroom

Thu Aug 01 2019 by Heidi Larson, REL Northeast & Islands Cross-REL/TA Outreach Coordinator and Dr. Carrie Parker, Principal Research Scientist, REL Northeast & Islands
Bilingualism carries a number of advantages to children—including social, linguistic, cognitive, and cultural benefits. Learn about strategies to help young dual language learners succeed.

Diana Wogan

Ask A REL Answers Your Important Research Questions

Mon Jul 01 2019 by Diana Wogan, REL Researcher
Learn how one district leader, tasked with exploring the benefits and drawbacks of later school start times, used the REL Northeast & Islands Ask A REL service to inform her district’s decision.

Jill Marcus

How Can We Better Translate Education Research into Action?

Mon Oct 01 2018 by Jill Marcus, Research Assistant II, REL Northeast & Islands
Despite the growth in the number of education researcher-practitioner collaborations, gaps in knowledge remain about how to translate research into action effectively.

Dr. Pam Buffington

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

Sun Jul 01 2018 by Dr. Pam Buffington, Rural Education Lead, REL Northeast & Islands
Like many government-funded entities, public school districts are increasingly asked to “do more with less.”

Dan Mello

Researcher-Stakeholder Engagement Guides Development of Tool to Improve Identification of English Learner Students

Tue May 01 2018 by Dan Mello, Researcher, REL Northeast & Islands
At REL Northeast & Islands, we are charged by the Institute of Education Sciences to work with educators, school leaders, policymakers, and others to use data and evidence to improve student outcomes. In doing this, we are encouraged—in fact, required—to work in close partnership with regional stakeholders to ensure the research we conduct and the training and technical support we offer are of use and relevant to practitioners in our communities.

Dr. Clare Waterman

Research Partnership Looks at Universal PreK Enrollment Patterns in Vermont

Sun Apr 01 2018 by Dr. Clare Waterman, Research Scientist, REL Northeast & Islands
Decades of research have shown that participation in high-quality prekindergarten (preK) is associated with better outcomes for young children. Supported by the evidence base, overall state funding for preK programs increased by 47 percent nationwide over the last five years.

Dr. Candice Bocala

Research Agenda Workshops Help Alliances and Partnerships Zero In on Research Needs and Questions

Thu Mar 01 2018 by Dr. Candice Bocala, Senior Research Associate, REL Northeast & Islands
REL Northeast & Islands is coordinating 10 research partnerships and alliances, each focused on one of four high-priority areas: (1) early childhood education and school readiness; (2) college and career readiness; (3) professional development and teacher preparation for effective instruction; and (4) educational equity for access and attainment.