Educator Workforce and Dropout Prevention Project Implementation: Fall 2022 Updates
The Strengthening the Educator Workforce Pipeline project focuses on supporting education stakeholders to use geographic information system maps to understand factors that may be affecting educator shortages and identify and
Pathway to Advanced Performance: An Evaluation of the Missouri Leadership Development System
Lauded as one of the nation’s most comprehensive statewide principal development initiatives, the Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) offers professional development to every
A Guide for Equitable and Responsive Mathematics Curriculum
This equity tool is designed to assist educators in reviewing curricula to determine if it supports equitable and responsive mathematics learning experiences.
Supporting Conversations on Equity and School Improvement
A new tool helps users explore spending and outcomes data in order to foster thoughtful conversations to improve equity and outcomes in their school communities.
Working Through Complex Restorative Practice Dilemmas in Schools
This brief aims to help educators consider and bridge restorative practices’ adaptive, relational, and structural elements before moving to technical solutions and strategies.
Practice Guide: Preparing Young Children for School
A new What Works Clearinghouse guide distills contemporary early childhood and preschool education research into seven easily comprehensible and practical recommendations.
Culturally Responsive Practices as a Strategy for Diversifying the Educator Workforce
This multi-media resource explores why it is essential for educators and policy makers to understand and respond to the needs of today’s youth through a new lens and renewed purpose.
R12CC Summer 2022 Newsletter
This newsletter includes updates on each of our state projects and a brief recap of the annual Advisory Board meeting which focused on elevating and promoting the teaching profession.
Missouri Leadership Development System Spotlight
Knowledge Alliance blog post highlights Missouri’s efforts to address the educator shortage and create a robust and sustainable plan to recruit and retain educators.
Educational Equity and Professional Development: Being a Critical Consumer
Equity-oriented professional development is an important aspect of continued growth and learning. This infographic outlines key considerations when selecting a speaker or a professional development program.
The Costs of Educator Turnover
The impacts of educators moving schools, districts, or leaving the profession can be far-reaching. This Midwest & Plains EAC infographic outlines some of the associated key impacts and costs.
Asset-Based Approaches to Professional Learning
Developed by the Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center, this infographic tool highlights texts for ideas on how to center equity and shift towards asset-based professional learning.