When an Oregon superintendent wanted research on how Advanced Placement classes align with college admission criteria, he turned to Ask A REL. This free service, offered by the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northwest, provides prompt, customized answers to questions facing administrators and practitioners. Simply fill out a request form, and reference librarian Jennifer Klump will respond with links to articles and studies from authoritative sources.

Recent queries from Oregon educators include:

• What are best practices on inclusion of special education students?
• Are there benefits to a four-day school week?
• What does the research say about effective strategies for math instruction of high-poverty elementary school students?

COSA is partnering with Education Northwest, which operates REL Northwest, to offer our members easy access to this service funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

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COSA members can take advantage of REL Northwest’s free Ask A REL service, which provides prompt, authoritative answers to administrators’ questions. If you need the latest research or data to inform decisions about practice or policy, to lay out options for your board, or to help teachers improve their instruction, Ask A REL is there to help.