Education in the Rearview Mirror: How Navajo Students Overcame COVID-19 School Year
Internet dead zones and 'thick' homework packets took an emotional toll on Navajo students during COVID-19 school year. They didn't give up!
Effectiveness of Early Literacy Instruction—Summary of 20 Years of Research
A new REL Southeast study reviews 20 years of research on early literacy interventions aimed at improving language, phonological awareness, print knowledge, decoding, and early writing skills for preschool students.
More States Introduce Content on Native American History and Culture
North Dakota, the latest state to expand their curriculum, passed a law earlier this year that requires schools to teach Native American history, starting with the upcoming school year.
A Tool to Help Districts Make Progress on Teacher Diversity
The automated teacher diversity district tool is designed to help state education agency staff support districts in identifying gaps in the diversity of their teacher workforces.
An Equity-Centered Continuous School Improvement Framework
The Region 11 CC and the Nebraska Department of Education co-developed an Equity-Based Continuous School Improvement Framework based on insights from this year’s Learning Community Series on supporting TSI/ATSI Schools.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for Educators Toolkit
Transforming Education has created an SEL for Educators Toolkit, including six video mini-modules, which focuses on strengthening the social-emotional development and well-being of adults in school settings.
Bridging Difference Playbook
This playbook synthesizes skills and strategies that promote positive dialogue and understanding as a first step toward overcoming divisions and divides, whether within families, between groups, or across our nation.
REL Study: How Well Screening and Monitoring Assessments Predict Reading Proficiency at the End of Grade 3
This study examines how students’ performance on North Carolina’s assessments taken from kindergarten to the beginning of grade 3 predicts reading proficiency at the end of grade 3.
Remote Literacy Learning: Implementation Toolkit
This toolkit helps schools and families join efforts to support children’s literacy growth in remote or blended learning environments.