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REL Southwest: Putting Research into Action
The Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest translates research to practice in partnership with policymakers and practitioners in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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 Southwest.

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What's New at REL Southwest
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.

MAY 10

Outcomes for Early Career Teachers Prepared Through a Pilot Residency Program in Louisiana

A new report from REL Southwest examines early career pathways and outcomes for participants in Louisiana’s Believe and Prepare pilot, which is a full-year teacher residency program.

MAY 5

Assessing the health of your research-practice partnership

Our latest infographic provides guidance on using REL Southwest’s partnership assessment tool to formatively measure and continuously improve research-practice partnership structures and processes.

Latest from the REL Southwest Blog

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.

Resource roundup: A selection of REL tools for educators
This selection of REL tools provides guidance for educators on topics ranging from assessing the health of research-practice partnerships to improving literacy coaching and supporting newcomer immigrant and refugee students.

A new tool for assessing the health of research-practice partnerships
In research-practice partnerships, practitioners and researchers collaborate to address pressing education issues and improve student outcomes. This REL Southwest tool guides members in assessing partnership health and making adjustments as needed for success.

Seeking alternative career readiness options for Texas high school graduates
REL Southwest investigated college and career readiness among high school graduates in small and rural Texas districts to explore whether alternative career readiness measures helped support students’ college and career outcomes.

Featured Video

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

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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