REL Pacific

American Samoa

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Guam

Hawaii

Republic of Palau

Republic of the Marshall Islands

Regional Educational Lab (REL) Pacific partners with key stakeholders in American Samoa to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.

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Ala (Pathway) for All Learners in American Samoa

REL Pacific is partnering with the American Samoa Department of Education to reach their goal of developing a stronger culture of data use at all levels of the system, including strengthening data-driven decision making around teacher retention and attrition, and providing supports for teachers who directly influence student learning.

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Regional Educational Lab (REL) Pacific partners with key stakeholders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.

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Data Wayfinding Partnership for the Improvement of Literacy

REL Pacific is partnering with the CNMI Public School System to address its high-leverage need of building a stronger culture of data use at the classroom, school, and systemwide levels, particularly regarding K–3 student literacy instruction and learning outcomes.

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Alliance for College and Career Readiness and Success (Historical)

Many students graduate from high school and are placed in non-credit-bearing developmental courses upon enrollment at the at the local college and need remediation. Students who are placed in developmental courses are less successful in college. Our CNMI partners are committed to working together to better align the K-12 system with college and the workforce.

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Alliance for the Improvement of Early Literacy (Historical)

Focusing on early literacy is a priority in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) where many grade 3 students are not reading proficiently, at a time when they should be transitioning from learning to read to reading to learn. Our partners in the CNMI are committed to using research results, data, and best practices to guide policy and practice to influence reading outcomes, particularly in multilingual cultures.

Regional Educational Lab (REL) Pacific partners with key stakeholders in the Federated States of Micronesia to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.

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FSM Partnership to Improve Teacher Effectiveness by Developing and Implementing an Evidence-Based, Culturally Responsive Model for Instruction

This partnership with the Federated States of Micronesia's (FSM) national and state departments of education seeks to improve student academic outcomes by developing systemwide structures and processes to support the creation and use of evidence-based, culturally sustaining models of instruction in all schools across FSM's four states.

Chuuk Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success (Historical)

Many students in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) graduate from high school unprepared for college-level credit-bearing courses or to be successful in the workforce. Our partners in Chuuk are committed to using research results, data, and best practices to guide policy and practice to increase college and career readiness and success.

Chuuk Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching (Historical)

The design of high-quality professional learning experiences for teachers, including access to four-year and graduate-level teacher preparation, is a complex and challenging issue in the Pacific region. The Chuuk Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching is committed to focusing on the improvement of teaching (pre-service and in-service) at the state level.

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Kosrae Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching (Historical)

The design of high-quality professional learning experiences for teachers, including access to four-year and graduate-level teacher preparation, is a complex and challenging issue in the Pacific region. The Kosrae Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching is committed to focusing on the improvement of teaching (pre-service and in-service) at the state level.

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Federated States of Micronesia Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success (Historical)

Many students in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) graduate from high school unprepared for college-level credit-bearing courses or to be successful in the workforce. Our partners in the FSM are committed to using research results, data, and best practices to guide policy and practice to increase college and career readiness and success.

Federated States of Micronesia Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching (Historical)

The design of high-quality professional learning experiences for teachers, including access to four-year and graduate-level teacher preparation, is a complex and challenging issue in the Pacific region. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching is committed to focusing on the improvement of teaching (pre-service and in-service) at the national and state (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap) levels.

Pohnpei Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success (Historical)

Many students in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) graduate from high school unprepared for college-level credit-bearing courses or to be successful in the workforce. Our partners in Pohnpei are committed to using research results, data, and best practices to guide policy and practice to increase college and career readiness and success.

Pohnpei Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching (Historical)

The design of high-quality professional learning experiences for teachers, including access to four-year and graduate-level teacher preparation, is a complex and challenging issue in the Pacific region. The Pohnpei Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching is committed to focusing on the improvement of teaching (pre-service and in-service) at the state level.

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Yap Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success (Historical)

Many students in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) graduate from high school unprepared for college-level credit-bearing courses or to be successful in the workforce. Our partners in Yap are committed to using research results, data, and best practices to guide policy and practice to increase college and career readiness and success.

Yap Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching (Historical)

The design of high-quality professional learning experiences for teachers, including access to four-year and graduate-level teacher preparation, is a complex and challenging issue in the Pacific region. The Yap Partnership for the Improvement of Teaching is committed to focusing on the improvement of teaching (pre-service and in-service) at the state level.

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Regional Educational Lab (REL) Pacific partners with key stakeholders in Guam to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.

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Guam Partnership to Support Student Success in Math

This REL Pacific partnership is supporting Guam Department of Education's systematic efforts to increase students' math proficiency. The partnership is providing professional learning to increase educators' use of evidence-based math instructional strategies and is analyzing students' math course-taking patterns to better inform educators' decisions about course recommendations and intervention support services.

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Regional Educational Lab (REL) Pacific partners with key stakeholders in Hawaii to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.

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Hui for All to Benefit from Hawaiian Education

This REL Pacific partnership is supporting a hui (partnership) of schools developing a networked improvement community (NIC) engaging in critical action research around the development and implementation of high-quality ‘āina-based, place-based, and project-based instruction and assessment in Hawai‘i charter schools.

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Regional Educational Lab (REL) Pacific partners with key stakeholders in the Republic of Palau to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.

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Palau Partnership to Support Teacher Effectiveness

REL Pacific is partnering with the Palau Ministry of Education, Palau Community College, and local private schools to expand school leaders’ knowledge of effective teaching and strategies for supporting teacher recruitment and retention.

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Republic of Palau Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success (Historical)

Many students in Palau graduate from high school unprepared for college-level work or success in the workforce. Our partners in Palau are committed to using research results, data, and best practices to guide policy and practice to increase college and career readiness and success.

Regional Educational Lab (REL) Pacific partners with key stakeholders in the Republic of the Marshall Islands to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.

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RMI Partnership to Support Foundational Teaching and Learning

This partnership aims to improve student engagement, school connectedness, and academic outcomes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by developing a culturally relevant and sustaining education framework that is grounded in Marshallese culture, language, context, and ways of knowing.

Republic of the Marshall Islands Partnership for College and Career Readiness and Success (Historical)

Many students in the RMI graduate from high school unprepared for college-level work or success in the workforce. Our partners in the RMI are committed to using research results, data, and best practices to guide policy and practice to increase college and career readiness and success.

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