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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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MAY 13

Webinar Archive: Research-Based, Trauma-Responsive Education Practices

Did you miss our webinar on trauma-responsive practices in schools? View the archived presentations and handouts to learn how to create a trauma-responsive school environment.

APR 30

Webinar: Statewide Support for Individual Learning Plans: Research, Successes, and Challenges

This free webinar provides an overview of the research base for individual learning plans and how they support college and career readiness. A state panel of presenters will also share their successes and challenges with these plans.

APR 17

Fostering Excellent Teaching and Learning Practices Through Networked Improvement Communities

This poster session at the Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education spotlights how REL Southwest is partnering with the Oklahoma State Department of Education to support its Champions of Excellence initiative.

MAR 1

Exploring REL Southwest’s region

We have updated the data in our About Our Region dashboard. Take a look to learn more about the characteristics of our region and the five states we serve.

Latest from the REL Southwest Blog

Research-based, trauma-responsive education practices
Looking for research and strategies on creating a trauma-sensitive classroom? This post presents information from three research experts and a teacher experienced in trauma-responsive practices.

Resource roundup: Trauma-responsive practices
Understanding trauma and its effects is critical for supporting student success. To assist educators, we rounded up resources on trauma-responsive practices from across the REL Program.

All aboard: Improving English learner instruction
Learn how Clovis Municipal School District has redefined its approach to serving English learner students, in this final series installment from our Southwest English Learners Research Partnership.

Demystifying ESSA tiers of evidence and the selection of evidence-based practices
REL Southwest and the Oklahoma State Department of Education are partnering to help local education service providers and districts understand and apply tiers of evidence.

Featured Video

Explore how high school students’ perceptions of their school environment and academic supports correspond to their success in high school, particularly for American Indian and Hispanic students.

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.

Ask A REL

Works In Progress

Learn more about the research projects currently underway.

Learn more about the research projects currently underway

Featured Partnership

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Learn more about our Southwest School Improvement Research Partnership in Texas.

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College and Career Readiness in the REL Southwest Region
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Learn about the criteria the states in our region are using to evaluate whether students are college and career ready.

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