What's New at REL Southwest
MAR 18
Rethinking Data for Improvement, Accountability, and
Support Under COVID‑19
Join REL Southwest and three other RELs for a free webinar
about how states, districts, and schools are rethinking data
for improvement, accountability, and support in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic.
FEB 22
New Report Examines Alternative Career Readiness Measures
for Graduates in Small and Rural Texas Districts
A new REL Southwest report investigates whether Texas
graduates from small districts and rural districts
demonstrated career readiness through five possible
alternative career readiness options.
FEB 17
Supporting Your Middle or High Schooler’s Writing Skills
at Home
This resource, co-developed by REL Northwest and REL
Southwest, describes several approaches that families and
caregivers can use to support their middle or high
schooler’s writing skills.
FEB 17
Tool for Assessing the Health of Research-Practice
Partnerships
Research-practice partnerships provide structures and
processes to help bridge education research and practice and
ultimately improve student outcomes. Our new tool provides
guidance on formatively assessing the health of an RPP and
is designed so even Individuals with limited RPP or
evaluation experience can use it.
Latest from the REL Southwest Blog
Building a Diverse Educator Workforce
Districts may lose—or fail to attract—teachers of color at
multiple points in the educator pipeline. Lisa Lachlan,
director of strategic partnerships for the Center on Great
Teachers and Leaders, discusses actions that states,
districts, and schools working to increase teacher diversity
can take to dismantle pipeline and workforce inequities.
Resource Roundup: Career and Technical Education
These resources from the REL network highlight the growing
research base on career and technical education (CTE), as well
as federal guidance on CTE and ways to improve equity and
school culture in CTE programs.