December 14, 2021

Over the past five years, REL Midwest helped states and districts use data and research to improve teaching and learning outcomes. We collaborated with members of five research alliances and one networked improvement community to ensure our work addressed the data, research, and professional development needs of practitioners in our region. Our contract-in-review infographic highlights what we have accomplished through our partnerships.

To learn more about REL Midwest’s work from 2017 to 2021, download the infographic.

Also check out our contract-in-review blog posts that detail each partnership’s accomplishments:

• Midwest Achievement Gap Research Alliance: REL Midwest reflects on five years of partnership work to support Black students’ success in Wisconsin and the Midwest region.

• Midwest Career Readiness Research Alliance: REL Midwest reflects on its five-year partnership to help prepare students for college and careers in Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, and Iowa.

• Midwest Early Childhood Education Research Alliance: REL Midwest looks back on five years of partnership work in Illinois to improve the literacy outcomes of students in kindergarten through grade 3.

• Midwest Alliance to Improve Knowledge Utilization: REL Midwest reflects on four years of partnership work in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin to improve knowledge utilization at the state, district, and local levels.

• Midwest Alliance to Improve Teacher Preparation: REL Midwest looks back on five years of partnership work to improve teacher preparation, recruitment, and retention practices in Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana.

• Iowa Learning and Technology Networked Improvement Community: REL Midwest wraps-up work with rural Iowa high schools on integrating technology into instructional practice.

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