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MAY 16

English Language Development Among American Indian English Learner Students in New Mexico

A new report from our Southwest English Learners Research Partnership examines progress toward English proficiency among New Mexico’s American Indian English learner students.

MAY 19

Using Text Message Initiatives for Parent Engagement

Join us for a free webinar describing how schools, districts, and states can use text messages to engage families in their children’s education.

Feb 25

Highlighting the evidence behind strategic school actions and school improvement strategies

Understanding the evidence behind whole-school interventions and school improvement strategies can help states and districts turn around their lowest performing schools. This infographic highlights four whole-school interventions, or strategic school actions, for improving student outcomes.

Feb 25

Partners in Continuous Improvement: Oklahoma Excel Networked Improvement Communities

Learn how REL Southwest and the Oklahoma State Department of Education partnered to support and improve Oklahoma Excel, a data-driven and job-embedded professional development program that uses a networked improvement community model to enable teachers to rapidly and iteratively test and refine classroom practices.

Latest from the REL Southwest Blog

Louisiana launches statewide educator recruitment and retention recommendations
Louisiana is launching its first statewide teacher recruitment and retention effort. This post highlights some new programs and strategies educators will see over the coming year.

A Texas school restart experience: Q&A with a Dallas Independent School District administrator
Dallas Independent School District was the first district in Texas to implement the state’s district-managed school restart model in low-performing schools. Jolee Healey, deputy chief of priority schools and leadership development for the district, shares her perspective and advice on implementing this school turnaround strategy.

Resource roundup: Strategies to strengthen family outreach and engagement to support student learning
Ample research evidence suggests that developing strong partnerships among schools, families, and the community can benefit student learning, both in the classroom and at home. To support educators in using evidence-based family engagement practices, we rounded up recent research and resources on the topic from across the REL network.

Supporting state education agencies to design and implement Grow Your Own teacher programs
REL Southwest and the Texas Education Agency are working together to help school districts increase their teacher candidate pool and the diversity of their teacher workforce.

Examining CTE data: Insights from nine Texas districts
REL Southwest supported Texas school districts in using data to inform their career and technical education programs’ comprehensive local needs assessments, as required by Perkins V, and to strengthen program design and implementation. This post shares participating districts’ insights and discoveries as they explored their programs’ data.