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	Connecting to Practice: Response to Intervention at the State and Classroom Levels (April 2010) REL-NEI hosted a two-part Policy Challenges Webinar targeted to educators in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont and focused on the use of response to intervention (RTI) for teaching math in elementary schools.
	Connecting to Practice: REL-NEI Liaisons Take to the Road in 2009! (Jan/Feb 2010) In 2009, REL-NEI state liaisons and researchers participated at more than 40 education-related conferences and meetings across the Northeast and Islands Region, often staffing booths and providing overviews of REL-NEI.
	How Are States Approaching Response to Intervention? (Jan/Feb 2010) A new REL-NEI Issues & Answers Report finds that the six New England states and New York support response to intervention, or RTI, for overall school instructional improvement and for determining special-education eligibility at the local level.
	Policy Challenges Conference: National Math Panelist Talks Evidence with Maine Educators (Sep/Oct 2009) At a daylong workshop for Maine educators, administrators, and policymakers, Dr. Francis “Skip” Fennell of McDaniel College discusses recommendations, particularly those related to algebra instruction and readiness, from the National Mathematics Advisory Panel Final Report: “Foundations for Success.” Fennell served as chair of the panel’s Task Group on Conceptual Knowledge and Skills.
	Policy Challenges Conference: Early Childhood Expert Meets with Maine Legislators on Programs, Funding (Jul/Aug 2009) A national expert on early childhood education (ECE) programs met with nearly a dozen Maine legislators, the First Lady, the Education Commissioner, and other state education leaders to discuss how best to fund these programs in the state, especially using dollars from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
	Pam Buffington: Building ‘Two-Way’ Relationships in Maine (May/Jun 2009) Maine Liaison Pam Buffington believes one of her most important roles is to develop relationships and connections with education leaders throughout the state.
	Online Algebra Access: What Can We Learn from Middle Grades Classrooms? (Mar/Apr 2009) Researchers and education stakeholders around the Northeast and Islands Region met via webinar to explore the design and implications of REL-NEI’s three-year study examining eighth-grade access to Algebra I in 70 mostly rural Maine and Vermont schools.
	When Budgets Are Tight, Ask a REL for Help (Jan/Feb 2009) Maine Education Commissioner and REL-NEI Governing Board Chair Susan Gendron urged education leaders to use research to make better decisions during the current economic downturn. Learn how to use the Ask A REL service!
	Webinar Links Teacher Quality and Retention Research to Regional Needs (Jan/Feb 2009) New REL-NEI database of teacher retention strategies has helped the Maine DOE see how Maine compares with other states and how their districts need help measuring the effectiveness of their teacher retention programs.
	Pathways to Math Achievement Study Showcased at Cross-REL Symposium (Jan/Feb 2009) REL-NEI researchers seek opportunities for cross-REL collaboration and cooperation. Margaret Clements, co-principal investigator on REL-NEI’s Pathways to Math Achievement Study, discussed the project as part of a cross-REL panel at the National Rural Education Association research conference in San Antonio, Texas.
	Pathways to Math Achievement, Thinking Reader Launch Across Region (Nov/Dec 2008) Nearly 40 teachers in 35 rural schools in Maine and Vermont will serve as proctors for 250 eighth-graders who have been selected to take an online Algebra I course. The study compares students’ math achievement and math course-selection patterns through 10th grade with students in 35 control schools.
	REL-NEI Begins Large-Scale Studies, Recruiting (Jul/Aug 2008) Schools throughout New England are encouraged to apply for inclusion in one of two new large-scale randomized controlled trial studies conducted by REL Northeast and Islands. These studies address two critical issues in education: broadening access to Algebra I in the eighth grade, and improving adolescent literacy.