Teachers and administrators in Wisconsin’s Racine Unified School District are implementing several strategies to improve educational outcomes for Black students. This video connects these strategies with a REL Midwest research review of promising practices educators can use to support Black students.
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Tool for Assessing the Health of Research-Practice Partnerships
Research-practice partnerships (RPPs) provide structures and processes to help bridge education research and practice and ultimately improve student outcomes. This tool from the W.T. Grant Foundation provides guidance on formatively assessing the health of an RPP in collaboration with partnership members. Aligned to the most commonly cited framework for assessing RPPs.
Welcoming, Registering, and Supporting Newcomer Students: A Toolkit for Educators of Immigrant and Refugee Students in Secondary Schools
This publication from the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest provides evidence-based tools and resources to support school staff with registration and enrollment processes for newcomer students. It also includes information and tools to support students with social, emotional, academic, and other needs, as well as capacity-building strategies for educators serving newcomer students.
School Practices to Address Student Learning Loss
This brief from EdResearch for Recovery describes school-level practices shown by research to address student learning loss. Topics include high-dosage directly tied to classroom content, extended learning time interventions, and systems to monitor early student warning signs paired with strong norms and routines.