REL Southwest (Southwest Regional Education Laboratory)

Our Work Regional needs drive the focus of our work. We seek regular input from many sources, including our research partnerships and Governing Board, REL stakeholder feedback surveys, Ask A REL submissions, conversations with state and district officials, and relevant news and articles. We listen and respond to the priorities of regional stakeholders to help them address pressing education issues using evidence-based decisionmaking. Research-practice partnerships We facilitate collaborative research partnerships with education practitioners, policymakers, and other partners to address high-leverage education needs in our region and ensure that our work is field-initiated, relevant, and useful. Southwest College and Career Readiness Southwest Early Childhood Education Southwest English Learners Southwest Networked Improvement Communities Southwest School Improvement Southwest Teacher Preparation and Professional Development Other Collaborations Applied research We conduct studies to address our partnerships’ research questions, advance understanding, and support evidence-based decisionmaking in education. Works in progress Research reports and tools Training, coaching, and technical support We provide training, coaching, and technical support to build regional capacity in using data and research evidence to inform education policy, programs, and practice. Training and coaching resources Events We host events ranging from virtual webinars to conferences to help translate research into practice. Miss an event? Browse our archived events for recordings, presentation slides, and handouts. REL Southwest events (upcoming and archived) REL Program calendar Institute of Education Sciences events Other services and resources We provide services and resources to share research and evidence-based policies, programs, and practices. Ask A REL reference desk service Blog, Spotlight newsletter, and newsflashes Infographics and posters Twitter account Videos FEATURED PRODUCT REL Southwest Overview (62 KB) PDF icon FEATURED PRODUCT Federal Education Network of Support (301 KB) PDF icon image