Reference Desk Requests
To provide stakeholders with timely responses to their education questions, the REL-NEI Reference Desk is available to education decision-makers—state education staff, superintendents, principals, district-level specialists, association heads, legislators, teachers unions, and parent-association staff—seeking to set priorities with limited financial resources.
Responses contain links to relevant websites, research reports, and journal articles, as well as targeted referrals to organizations or government-funded centers that provide more information and/or offer technical assistance. How does the Reference Desk work? REL-NEI researchers search journal articles and relevant research and prepare a list of resources especially for you.
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Sample Questions
What research exists on the effect of mayoral control of school districts?
What are some examples of content-specific certification requirements that have been linked to more effective teaching or higher rates of retention, specifically in key subjects like math and science?
What recommendations for books / texts to use in districts for culturally and linguistically diverse students does the REL have?
What instructional strategies have been found to be effective for middle school African-American and Latino boys across content areas?
What research exists on the effect of mayoral control of school districts?
What does the research say about the aspects of teachers’ working conditions that are related to teacher turnover in urban schools?
What states have developed research centers that could act as a model for the requestor’s jurisdiction? What resources are needed to establish and operate these research centers?
What types of incentives for attracting teachers to and retaining them in high need schools and hard to staff subject areas and grade levels have been studied and proven effective?
What information exists on Internet and computer access for teachers and students in K-8 schools for Puerto Rico, Northern Marianas, Guam, America Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands?
What can a parent do whose son has been consistently bullied at school with little acknowledgment or action by the school administration?
What background information and research regarding a 4-day school week exists?
Which schools and types of schools are doing this? What about states and regions?
How will schools in general, rural schools in particular, address the demands for instructional improvement and increased student performance – when resources are diverted to pay for energy (health insurance, etc.)?
What are some examples of content-specific certification requirements that have been linked to more effective teaching or higher rates of retention, specifically in key subjects like math and science?
What does the research say about the aspects of teachers’ working conditions that are related to teacher turnover in urban schools?
What types of incentives for attracting teachers to and retaining them in high need schools and hard to staff subject areas and grade levels have been studied and proven effective?
What does the research say on the racial, ethnic, gender or cultural distribution of teachers and administrators in New York and New Jersey?
What does the research say about identifying features of pre-service teacher preparation services associated with 1) learning gains among students in high-need urban schools and 2) “effective” teaching in high-need urban schools using other measures of effectiveness besides student test scores?
What are some examples of content-specific certification requirements that have been linked to more effective teaching or higher rates of retention, specifically in key subjects like math and science?
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