Building Capacity for Secondary School Improvement

NWREL's Recreating Secondary Schools Program provides assistance to schools and districts in the areas of secondary school reform, small learning communities, and dropout prevention.

Enhancing Programs Through Evaluation

NWREL's Evaluation Program delivers high-quality evaluation services designed to help organizations measure and improve the impact of their programs and provides evaluations that comply with federal or state mandates for program accountability.

Equity for All Students

The Equity Center at NWREL serves the Northwest and Pacific regions by providing information, training, and technical assistance in the areas of race, gender, and national origin educational equity.

Fostering Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

The Mathematics and Science Education Center supports educators' efforts to implement challenging and effective curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Professional development services for NWREL's Mathematics Problem Solving Model, Lesson Study, and the NWREL Science Inquiry Model^TM are among the resources available.

Guidance for Youth Mentoring Programs

The National Mentoring Center housed at NWREL is federally funded to provide coaching, training, and peer networking to help youth mentoring programs build strong agency capacity, sustainable resources, and effective community links.

Helping Volunteers Make a Difference in Their Communities

The Volunteer Leadership Center at NWREL works to build the capacity of national and regional volunteer programs—AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve America—that galvanize adult volunteers to meet critical community needs.

High-quality Research Services

NWREL's Research Unit helps clients interpret, apply, and communicate research findings and provides consultation services for the design and implementation of research projects using existing or new sources of data.

Improving Instruction Through Assessment

Teachers and administrators all over the globe look to NWREL's Assessment Program for help in conducting effective student assessments and using assessment results to plan instruction and improve both teacher and student performance.

Improving Systems, Increasing Achievement

The Improving School Systems Unit at NWREL focuses on building capacity and staff consensus at multiple levels to engage in long-term, systemic change for improving student performance.

NCLB Assistance for Northwest States

The Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center housed at NWREL is federally funded to assist state departments of education in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming in the implementation of the No Child Left Behind legislation.

Preparing Students for Active Citizenship and the World of Work

The Education, Career, and Community Program at NWREL conducts evaluations, develops products, and provides training on issues such as out-of-school time, youth development, community-based learning, and school-to-work transitions.

Strengthening School-Family Partnerships for Student Success

The Oregon Parental Information and Resource Center provides tools and strategies parents and educators can use to more effectively connect families and schools in ways that create success for all of Oregon’s children and youth.

Students and Families Learning Together

NWREL's Child and Family Program develops research-based products and services designed to promote partnerships among schools, families, and community that help lay the foundation for each child's success from the early years through school and beyond.