Projects
Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Mid-Atlantic
2017-2027
Project Overview
Objective
REL Mid-Atlantic facilitates collaborative partnerships in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to improve education outcomes through applied research, technical support, and dissemination.
Through these partnerships, REL Mid-Atlantic increases the capacity of education leaders and decisionmakers to access, conduct, interpret, and apply research in response to high-leverage issues.
Project Motivation
Regional, state, and local needs drive the work. The focus and design of the work aims to promote educational equity and cultural responsiveness to build on partners’ existing initiatives, policies, and practices.
Partners in Progress
- Format Consulting LLC
- Global Learning Partners (GLP)
- Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG)
- Pemberton Research
- Quality Information Partners (QIP)
- Research About Children of Color in Early Education (RACCEE)
- Tallman Research and Educational Development (TRED)
- WestEd
Prepared For
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
REL Mid-Atlantic is one of ten RELs funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Visit the REL Mid-Atlantic website to learn more, access hundreds of resources and research reports, and read a series of blog posts designed to help education practitioners use research to support evidence-based education.
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SUBSCRIBEEvidence & Insights From This Project
Blog Post
The Healing Power of Art to Build Resilience and Social-Emotional Learning
The New Jersey Department of Education shares how a statewide art installation project helped students process the pandemic and express their hopes for the future.
Learn More
Publication
Stabilizing Subgroup Proficiency Results to Improve the Identification of Low-Performing Schools
Blog Post
How RELs are Using Research-Practice Partnerships to Foster Equitable Learning Environments
Blog Post
Improving School Accountability Measures in the Wake of COVID-19: An Opportunity Borne of Necessity
Publication
Identifying Students At Risk Using Prior Performance Versus a Machine Learning Algorithm
Publication
Using Promotion Power to Identify the Effectiveness of Public High Schools in the District of Columbia
Publication
Using a Survey of Social and Emotional Learning and School Climate to Inform Decisionmaking
Publication
Supporting School Transitions for Young Learners: Considerations in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond
Publication
Advanced Placement Participation, Staffing, and Staff Training in the District of Columbia Public Schools
Publication
Schools Targeted for Improvement: Are Small Sample Sizes Masking Poor School Performance? (Infographic)
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Teacher Turnover and Access to Effective Teachers in the School District of Philadelphia
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Teacher Turnover and Access to Effective Teachers in the School District of Philadelphia, Appendixes
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Teacher Turnover and Access to Effective Teachers in the School District of Philadelphia, Study Snapshot
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Exploratory Research Review: Promising Practices and Approaches to Support Remote Learning
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