Strengthening Suicide Prevention in Rural Schools
Suicide deaths reached a record high in the United States in 2022, with many rural and western states—including Montana, Washington, and Idaho—reporting higher rates than the rest of the country.
4 Essential Questions About Financial Transparency in School Districts
School districts are tasked with maintaining financial transparency with school communities. Read more to learn the 4 essential questions school leaders must consider when practicing financial transparency.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Guidance For Schools Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to help schools craft policies that “realize the benefits of AI and address the risks" to improve learning outcomes and enhance educational equity.
Laying The Foundation for Teacher-Wellness: What We Can Learn from the Pyramids
School leaders are in a unique position to lay the foundation for a successful school year with these tips to proactively address teacher mental-health and care!
Making Sense of Educational Assessment: A New Fact Sheet for Educators
This fact sheet explores the different types and purposes of educational assessments and how district, school, and teacher leaders can use assessment results.
Improving Educational Outcomes Across Region 11
The Region 11 Comprehensive Center continues to focus on improving educational outcomes for students in Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. During our Year 4 Advisory Board meeting, we shared the following state infographics, which outlined our recent accomplishments, shared forecasts for the upcoming fifth project year, and highlighted efforts to ensure sustainability beyond
Improving Rural Teacher Retention: Developing Localized Strategies to Address Teacher Working Conditions
Join REL Northwest for a free, one-hour webinar on how rural district and school leaders can develop localized strategies to address teacher working conditions toward improving teacher retention.
Every State Now Lets Schools Measure Students’ Success Based on Mastery, Not Seat Time
Wyoming students may soon see the end of their school system as they know it with the switch to a system called competency-based learning.
Troublemakers? The Role of Frequent Teacher Referrers in Expanding Racial Disciplinary Disproportionalities
This study provides the first systematic documentation of teachers’ use of office discipline referrals (ODRs).