COVID-19 and School Climate in a Sample of Pennsylvania Schools

This REL Mid-Atlantic study assessed how school climate changed during the pandemic using data from the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s school climate survey and found an unexpected improvement in school climate during the year when much instruction was conducted remotely. » More info

REL Southwest Webinar: Developing Culturally Responsive Educators: Teacher Preparation, Job-Embedded Support, and Professional Educator Growth Systems for Schools Serving Indigenous Populations

This webinar will highlight how the Santa Fe Indian School and REL Southwest aligned the school's educator evaluation system to the context of the New Mexico tribes and pueblos the school serves to develop culturally responsive educators. » More info

REL West Webinar: Identifying Teacher Professional Learning Needs to Support English Learner Student Instruction

This webinar will highlight a REL West resource to identify teacher professional learning needs to support evidence-based English learner instruction for elementary grade students. » More info

The Louisiana Believe and Prepare educator preparation reform: Findings from the pilot and early implementation years

REL Southwest examined the extent to which the Louisiana Believe and Prepare educator preparation reform is contributing to expected improvement in the outcomes for early career teachers using data from eight cohorts of teacher candidates who completed a traditional undergraduate teacher preparation program between 2012/13 and 2019/20. » More info

Encouraging families to visit a literacy website

In Arkansas, REL Southwest studied the effectiveness of using emails and text messages to increase the number of parents or guardians of elementary school children visiting a state literacy website. » More info