NNERPP Newsletter 8(5): RPP 101 Workshop Series | new members | COVID-19 | instruction | postsecondary

NEW RPP 101 WORKSHOP SERIES
Are you new to research-practice partnerships but aren’t sure where to start?
Join us this spring for a five-part online series led by Paula Arce-Trigatti, Director of NNERPP! Across five free 60-minute sessions, we will provide an engaging overview of all things RPP for those who are new to research-practice partnerships or who want a refresher on the most up-to-date thinking on RPPs.

Session Dates and Topics (1–2 pm ET, Zoom):
SESSION 1: APRIL 2, 2024 · What is an RPP?
SESSION 2: APRIL 9, 2024 · Sustaining Your Partnership
SESSION 3: APRIL 16, 2024 · Building Strong Relationships
SESSION 4: APRIL 23, 2024 · Milestones for New RPPs
SESSION 5: APRIL 30, 2024 · RPP Effectiveness

Sign Up:
Please register HERE by April 1^st.

You can find more information on this flier. Please share with anyone in your networks who might be interested. We look forward to learning together!

NEW MEMBERS: CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL NETWORKS AND IMPACTS and MASON EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ALLIANCE OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Join us in welcoming our newest members: The Center for Educational Networks and Impacts and Mason Educational Research Alliance of Northern Virginia!

The Center for Educational Networks and Impacts (CENI) is working to advance high-quality teaching and learning opportunities in formal and informal preK-12 and higher education contexts and become a leader in STEM workforce development. Partner organizations include the Center for Educational Networks and Impacts at Virginia Tech, Science Museum of Western Virginia, Floyd County Public Schools, Radford City Public Schools, Pulaski County Public Schools, Giles County Public Schools, and Wonder Universe: A Children's Museum.

The Mason Educational Research Alliance of Northern Virginia (MERA) will focus on three strategic areas: Building Teacher and Leader Capacity, Education Community Well-Being, and Creating a New Narrative. Partner organizations include George Mason University College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) and twenty Northern Virginia Region 4 public school divisions.

Welcome to NNERPP!

SUBNETWORKS CORNER | upcoming meetings

NNERPP Subnetworks are specialized learning communities organized by topic or role. INTERESTED IN JOINING? Check out subnetwork descriptions here and indicate your interest in joining! Please note that most NNERPP Subnetworks are only open to NNERPP members.

MEET NNERPP COLLEAGUES AT AEFP AND SIGCSE
Are you attending the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) 49th Annual Conference (March 14-16 in Baltimore, Maryland) or the Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE TS) (March 20-23 in Portland, Oregon)? Here is just a brief sampling of presentations from your fellow NNERPP members and friends who will be attending (bolded names below are presenting). If you'll be there, drop by and say hi to your NNERPP colleagues!

AEFP
Session 1.09 - THE JOURNEY TO STUDENT VOICE AT A DC HIGH SCHOOL: EMPOWERING STUDENTS (AND IMPROVING SCHOOLS) THROUGH STUDENT-LED RESEARCH
Thursday, 3/14, 8:15 AM-9:45 AM ET
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw | The Urban Institute (DC Education Research Collaborative)

Poster Session 1 - USING KINDERGARTEN READINESS TO EXAMINE INEQUALITY FROM KINDERGARTEN TO THIRD GRADE IN ILLINOIS
Thursday, 3/14, 11:30 AM-1:15 PM ET
Sebastian Kiguel, Meg Bates, and Sarah Cashdollar | Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)

Session 3.02 - Teacher Mobility: Context and Consequences: “THE CHILDREN HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE ONLY REASON…”: EXPLORING THE REASONS BEHIND EDUCATORS’ DECISIONS TO STAY IN OR LEAVE THE PROFESSION
Thursday, 3/14, 1:30 PM-3 PM ET
Shereen O Beilstein | Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative
Judith Kom Nguiffo | Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative
Meg Bates | Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative
Tom Withee | Goshen Consulting

Session 3.03 - Exploring the Policy Cycle: The Prioritization, Adoption and Implementation of Educational Reforms: BUILDING CAPACITY FOR EVIDENCE-INFORMED IMPROVEMENT: SUPPORTING STATE AND LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES
Thursday, 3/14, 1:30 PM-3 PM ET
Akisha Osei Sarfo | Council of the Great City Schools
Elizabeth Farley-Ripple | University of Delaware
Norma Ming | Carnegie Foundation
Dan Goldhaber | University of Washington & the American Institutes for Research
Paula Arce-Trigatti | NNERPP

Session 4.03 - FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF FEDERAL EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY: EXAMINING IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACTS ACROSS THE EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM
Thursday, 3/14, 3:15 PM-4:45 PM ET
Christina Ciocca Eller | Harvard University
Carrie Conaway | Harvard University
Nichole Dunn | Results for America
Matthew Soldner | U.S. Department of Education
Jessica Ramakis | U.S. Department of Education

Poster Session 2 - TRENDS IN POSTSECONDARY TRANSITIONS IN RURAL AREAS: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS FROM A RURAL RESEARCH NETWORK
Friday, 3/15, 11:45 AM-1 PM ET
Elise Swanson | Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University (National Center for Rural Education Research Networks)
Jennifer Ash | Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University (National Center for Rural Education Research Networks)
Christopher Avery | Harvard Kennedy School

Session 8.04 - Supporting Postsecondary Readiness Through Career-Oriented Programs: SUPPORTING POSTSECONDARY READINESS IN RURAL DISTRICTS: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM A RURAL RESEARCH NETWORK
Friday, 3/15, 3:15 PM-4:45 PM ET
Elise Swanson | Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University (National Center for Rural Education Research Networks)
Jennifer Ash | Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University (National Center for Rural Education Research Networks)
Sativa Thompson | Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University (National Center for Rural Education Research Networks)
Lisa Sanbonmatsu | Center for Education Policy Research, Harvard University
Christopher Avery | Harvard Kennedy School
Douglas O. Staiger | Dartmouth College
Thomas J. Kane | Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

SIGCSE
BRIDGING THE GAP: COMPUTATIONAL THINKING AS A PATHWAY TO EQUITABLE MATH EDUCATION FOR NEURODIVERSE LEARNERS
Friday, 3/22, 10 AM-12 PM PST
Kate Kastelein | Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (Workforce Ready 2030)
Kelsie Dawson | Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (Workforce Ready 2030)
Rhonda Tate | Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (Workforce Ready 2030)

INVITATION: SHARE ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS!
Hey, NNERPP! Are you presenting at a conference and would like to share that with the NNERPP community? Let us know where you’ll be presenting and we’ll share it in an upcoming newsletter to make it easier for NNERPP colleagues to find and learn from each other at the various conferences we all attend. Please submit upcoming presentations HERE whenever you’d like to share them with the larger NNERPP community!

DID YOU KNOW?

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Applications are now open for these William T. Grant Foundation funding opportunities:

Research Grants on Reducing Inequality: “This program supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States.”

Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence: “This program supports research on strategies focused on improving the use, usefulness, and impact of evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States.”

Applications to both programs are due May 1^st.

EVENTS

NNERPP YOUTH VOICE SERIES
This webinar is open to all! Please sign up here to attend.

When: Wednesday, March 13, at 1 PM ET / 12 PM CT / 10 AM PT

Please join us for the third installment of a three-part Youth Voice Series where we check in with awardees of NNERPP’s "Youth Voice 4 RPPs" Awards program from last year. In this installment, we will hear from members of the CIRCLE + Illinois Civics Hub about how their RPP has worked on elevating youth voice. Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Kelly Stechler-Siegel, and Mary Ellen Daneels will share how their RPP is working to enable young people in three school districts to lead a participatory budgeting process to plan and disburse grants to improve civic opportunities that benefit students within multiple schools and districts.
We hope to see you there!

NNERPP aims to develop and support RPPs in education in order to improve the connection between research, policy, and practice.

NNERPP is made possible by the generous funding support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, William T. Grant Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Wallace Foundation.

For more information about NNERPP, please visit our website: nnerpp.rice.edu