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Here you'll find recent press releases about McREL and the people we serve. For more information, contact Bryan Goodwin.

August 28, 2008 Former Edison principal Kay Frunzi joins McREL's leadership team
July 7, 2008 Report finds few students access supplemental services
June 10, 2008 McREL Communications & Web teams earn creative awards
April 17, 2008 McREL publishes "road map" for systematic vocabulary instruction
March 19, 2008 McREL presentations at the National Science Teachers Association National Conference in Boston
March 17, 2008 McREL to present at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting in New York
March 11, 2008 McREL awarded federal grant to develop instructional framework for visually impaired students
March 10, 2008 McREL at the ASCD Annual Conference, March 15–17 in New Orleans
February 28, 2008 Case methodology helps principals become more effective leaders, reports McREL
October 29, 2007 Kansas Commissioner of Education Alexa Posny joins McREL's Board of Directors
October 25, 2007 Wells Fargo VP and community developer Clinton Waara joins McREL Board of Directors
October 16, 2007 Colorado Commissioner of Education joins McREL’s Board of Directors
September 30, 2007 Jones Knowledge, McREL bring online learning to teachers in the Arctic
September 25, 2007 Administrator Tony Davis joins McREL's leadership team
September 25, 2007 Former principal and consultant Dana Frazee joins McREL
September 25, 2007 Maria Elena Garcia brings school improvement expertise to McREL
September 25, 2007 Long-time educational leader Jackie Kearns-Barber joins McREL
May 9, 2007 McREL and Jones Knowledge Team Up to Create Online Courses in Classroom Instruction that Works
April 20, 2007 Mississippi Administrator Carmon Anderson Joins McREL’s Field Services Team
April 20, 2007 ELL specialist Cynthia Bjork joins McREL
April 20, 2007 Former Aspen & Clear Creek County administrator Joanne Ihrig joins McREL
April 20, 2007 Redmond, Oregon Superintendent Gary Peterson Joins McREL
April 20, 2007 Cherry Creek School District principal Matt Seebaum joins McREL
April 20, 2007 Adams 12 Five Star Administrator Sammye Wheeler-Clouse Joins McREL
April 3, 2007 North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation launches Ribbon of Hope mini-grants program
April 3, 2007 McREL Researchers at AERA to Focus on What’s New and Useful
March 12, 2007 Former Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction receives NCA’s National John Vaughn Award
February 19, 2007 McREL Researcher Trains Early Childhood Educators in Southwest Wisconsin
January 23, 2007 Kearney Public Schools Superintendent Kenneth Anderson joins McREL Board of Directors
October 4, 2006 McREL study finds superintendents can have positive influence on student achievement
August 28, 2006 Ceri Dean Appointed McREL Vice President for Field Services
August 21, 2006 National Academy of Sciences Director Joins McREL Board of Directors
July 20, 2006 Former RTI Director Jean Williams Joins McREL
June 5, 2006 McREL's Online Learning Communities show promising results
May 3, 2006 McREL study of "beat-the-odds" schools finds leaders play key role
May 3, 2006 McREL releases case studies on rural schools that "beat the odds"
April 12, 2006 McREL Research Synthesis Finds Standards-based Reforms Can Improve Student Achievement
April 12, 2006 New McREL research affirms link between high-quality teacher professional development and improved student achievement
April 3, 2006 Two Colorado High School Seniors Selected For National Youth Science Camp®
March 16, 2006 McREL calls for new, balanced approach to school improvement
March 10, 2006 Central Region Educational Laboratory to be Located at McREL
February 8, 2006 High School Seniors Sought for National Youth Science Camp®
February 8 , 2006 Former Governor’s education advisor Sylvia Robinson joins McREL Board of Directors
November 7, 2005 Research scientist Bruce Randel joins McREL
October 17, 2005 New online survey from McREL uses research to evaluate effectiveness of school principals
October 17, 2005   McREL study finds public beliefs about accountability not aligned with federal and local policies
October 5, 2005   McREL awarded North Central Regional Comprehensive Center contract
June 20, 2005   Assessment Consultant Jim Eck Joins McREL
June 20, 2005   North Dakota Legislator Joins McREL Board of Directors
June 1, 2005   Rigby Literacy Comprehensive Reading Program Evaluated by McREL
April 27, 2005   McREL will analyze NAEP data to identify traits of effective teachers
April 27, 2005   McREL policy brief reports outcomes of community conversations on leaving no child behind
April 18, 2005   Genesis Mission project manager to share science lessons with Littleton, Colorado fifth graders
April 14, 2005   McREL finds 11 school leadership responsibilities vital to leading difficult, “second-order” changes in schools
April 14, 2005   Colorado High School Seniors Selected for National Youth Science Camp®
March 28, 2005   11 McREL researchers and evaluators present at AERA annual conference
March 23, 2005   South Dakota educator shares school success story with Congress
January 11, 2005   High School Seniors Sought For National Youth Science Camp®
October 14, 2004   McREL examines research base of national leadership standards
September 14, 2004   McREL honors Wyo. Sen. Mike Enzi’s commitment to rural education
June 15, 2004   McREL wins two Distinguished Achievement awards
June 1, 2004   McREL’s Anne Tweed Takes Helm of National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
May 19, 2004   Colorado School of the Deaf and Blind and McREL create new science materials for visually-impaired students
April 29, 2004   Colorado High School Seniors Selected for National Youth Science Camp®
March 10, 2004   New Online “Primer” Helps Policymakers Evaluate Education Research
January 15, 2004   High School Seniors Sought For National Youth Science Camp® Honors
January 8, 2004   Missouri Legislator, Yvonne Wilson, Joins McREL Board of Directors
January 2, 2004   Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) Board of Directors to Meet in Denver January 6-7
December 17, 2003   McREL / Bill Nye Educational DVD Earns Teacher's Choice Award
December 2, 2003   McREL Research Finds Out-of-School Programs Boost Achievement
November 3, 2003   Mississippi Bend AEA Receives Federal Grant to Improve Early Reading Programs
November 3, 2003   Illinois District U-46 Receives Federal Grant to Improve Early Reading Programs
October 14, 2003   NASA Awards McREL for Outstanding Service and Support
October 14, 2003  

Distinguished Educator Ausfahl Joins McREL Board of Directors
October 8, 2003   McREL Joins Effort to Study and Improve Federal After-School Programs
October 1, 2003   Hawley Begins Serving on McREL’s Board of Directors
September 17, 2003

  McREL Board of Directors Meet in Rapid City

September 15, 2003  

McREL releases findings from largest-ever examination of quantitative research on school leadership
September 9, 2003  

South Dakota Department of Education Secretary Rick Melmer joins McREL Board

July 21, 2003   Study suggests current reforms may fail to address people's key concerns about schools
June 11, 2003  

Indiana Gov. honors McREL staff members

January 21, 2003  

Cicchinelli named executive director of McREL regional laboratory program