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Regional Education Labs (Federal) PDF Print E-mail
Written by Maryellen Rogusky   
Thursday, 02 February 2006 02:26
The concept of Regional Educational Laboratories as a national resource for local and state benefit was implemented by Congress over three decades ago under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. While each Laboratory has distinctive features tailored to meet the Special Needs of the geographic region it serves, the Laboratories also have common characteristics. Guided by a governing board representing stakeholders in its region—educators, business leaders, state officials, and community members—each Laboratory's work is shaped by the concerns, issues, opportunities, and special attributes of its region.

The Laboratories:

  • Conduct development and applied research resulting in models for implementing systemic reform and for achieving improvement on a broad Scale
  • Provide information, training, and technical assistance to help states, schools, and communities to implement comprehensive School Improvement strategies
  • Promote widespread access to information regarding research and best practice
  • Create communities of learners who collaborate with the Laboratory in development and dissemination
  • Cooperate with other agencies and programs to deliver services that support efforts of educators and policymakers to improve education
  • Forge strong links to the research community to promote the creation of new knowledge to improve education

In addition, each Laboratory brings particular expertise in National Leadership Areas, designated by IES/OERI, making that expertise widely and readily available to all schools and communities throughout the nation.