American Rescue Plan (ARP) Resource Launched
This workshop discusses the implications of the ARP Act of 2021 and includes featured examples of states' approaches to strategic planning and use of ESSER funds.
7 Evidence-Based Practices for Creating Summer Learning Opportunities
This blog post features an infographic that highlights seven foundational best practices for creating effective summer and extended learning opportunities.
Addressing Educator Workforce Shortages: A State Comparison Brief
A talented educator workforce is an essential foundation for improving educational outcomes for students. As such, securing teachers at all levels of the educator
Free Course: Equity in K-12 Education
This WEEAC course provides participants with a deeper understanding of what equity means and how race, religion, gender, and national origin ties into the work of equity champions.
Assessing Student Learning During the Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance to states that emphasizes flexibility around assessing student learning during the pandemic and allows waiver requests for accountability requirements.
Post-Pandemic to Post-Secondary Success
In this article, the executive director of the Kansas Association of School Boards describes how the Kansans Can school redesign project has evolved and been impacted by the pandemic.
New Title IX Regulations: What You Need to Know
This resource from the Western Educational Equity Assistance Center provides an overview of the 2020 changes to Title IX sexual harassment regulations that educators need to know.
Understanding Administrator Retention, Mobility, and Attrition
Join REL Central on February 25th at 11am M.T. for a webinar on the importance of administrator retention and evidence-based examples of state/local policies and programs that address administrator mobility.
Strategies for Safely Reopening Elementary and Secondary Schools
The U.S. Department of Education has released the first handbook in a series that will address common challenges and provide practical examples for educators as schools reopen for in-person learning.
Voices from the Field: An Interview with Mischel Miller from KSDE
Voices from the Field spotlights stakeholders in Region 12 and their work to improve educational opportunities and outcomes. R12CC is privileged to collaborate with and share the insights of Mischel
WEEAC Virtual College
Sign up for free, self-paced education courses such as “Culturally Responsive Parent and Family Engagement” and “Who Has Bias? We All Do!” to increase awareness in equity-related topics.
Identifying and Producing Effective Teachers
Identifying effective teachers is difficult and requires multiple measures of teacher effectiveness. This working paper discusses some of the challenges and offers tools and strategies to help address them.