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With experts serving clients around the globe, McREL’s work influences school improvement initiatives in a vast array of communities. Learn more about our work by catching up on our news releases and media mentions here.

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Our Continuing Service to Educators, Students, and School Systems

By McREL in the News

March 10, 2025  |  As a nonprofit education research and service organization, McREL has operated several of the U.S. Department of Education’s Regional Educational Laboratories and Comprehensive Centers. The federal administration’s recent decisions to cancel the RELs and CCs bring an end to our longstanding support of those worthy programs, but our mission-driven work continues.

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McREL statement on the cancellation of the U.S. Department of Education’s Comprehensive Centers

By McREL in the News

March 6, 2025  |  The U.S. Department of Education’s Comprehensive Center (CC) program provided state departments of education, public school systems, and ministries of education across the country and in Pacific region jurisdictions with evidence-based tools, processes, and technical assistance to help them build capacity to address their most pressing educational needs. On February 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education and federal administration abruptly cancelled the Comprehensive Centers program nationwide, effective immediately.

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McREL statement on the cancellation of Regional Educational Laboratories

By McREL in the News

Feb. 20, 2025 | The Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs), established by Congress, have provided state departments of education and local schools and districts across the country with research, analysis, and evidence-based training and coaching programs on effective practices to increase student achievement, teacher effectiveness, and system efficiency. On February 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education cancelled all REL contracts, immediately stopping current work. The sudden halt of partnerships and projects has left many school improvement initiatives in limbo, prevented from fully achieving their intended benefits for students and educators.

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