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OCT 7

Supporting student success through positive approaches to school discipline

Join us for a free webinar discussing disciplinary actions and the role they can play in educational equity, academic outcomes, and learning and development.

JUL 24

Participation in state-funded prekindergarten programs

Early childhood education can prepare children for kindergarten and help close early learning gaps. This infographic highlights a REL Southwest study examining trends among Oklahoma children enrolled in state-funded prekindergarten as well as strategies that states and districts can use to increase state-funded prekindergarten enrollment.

JUN 7

Identifying Indicators that Predict Postsecondary Readiness and Success in Arkansas

We studied middle school and high school indicators of college and career readiness in Arkansas. Read our new report to see which indicators predicted postsecondary success.

JUN 1

Mentoring New Teachers in Louisiana

This video highlights Louisiana’s Believe and Prepare teacher residency program, which pairs new teachers with experienced mentor teachers for one year, and describes REL Southwest’s partnership with the Louisiana Department of Education to study program outcomes.

Latest from the REL Southwest Blog

Partnering with Arkansas to identify indicators that predict postsecondary readiness and success
Our Southwest College and Career Readiness Research Partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education studied the state’s middle school and high school indicators of postsecondary readiness and success. Learn which indicators were strong predictors and read about related work underway to improve student outcomes and advance educational equity in the state.

Supporting American Indian English learner students
As part of the work of our Southwest English Learners Research Partnership, REL Southwest developed a learning series to support New Mexico teachers’ implementation of culturally and linguistically responsive practices for American Indian English learners.

Mapping teacher workforce needs to strengthen the teacher pipeline: Using geographical information systems
In Louisiana, our Southwest Teacher Preparation and Professional Development Research Partnership is helping the state use GIS mapping technology to understand teacher workforce needs and strengthen the teacher pipeline.

How a REL Southwest research-practice partnership is addressing inequity in early childhood education
The lead researcher for our Southwest Early Childhood Education Research Partnership in Oklahoma describes the contexts and strategies of our collaborative work to reduce inequity in early childhood education.