How can RPPs partner with and truly center youth? Youth from YouthCARES (Youth Civic Action for Resilient Environmental Solutions) share five pieces of advice based on their experiences.
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GROWING TOGETHER: HOW THE NNERPP COMMUNITY IS EXPANDING THE BROKERING HANDBOOK
The NNERPP community has been deeply exploring brokering practices and how to support RPP brokers for several years. Here, we share more context of this work and highlight four new brokering cases that add to our understanding of several aspects of brokering in RPPs.
SUSTAINING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS AS CHANGE AGENTS IN A RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP
What happens when students and teachers are treated as partners and change agents? The Adapted Measure of Math Engagement project shares how to sustain student and teacher partnership engagement over time, what participants gained, and how they hope their contributions lead to meaningful change in their school district.
ONLY HAVE FIVE MINUTES? CHECK OUT TWO WAYS TO INTEGRATE QUICK HEALTH DISCUSSIONS WITH YOUR RPP
What can quick RPP health checks look like and how can they be easily integrated into a partnership’s regular activities? An RPP evaluator describes how two RPPs are using mini-routine prompts in their regular meetings and shares three tips for using these quick health check routines in your context, even if you only have five minutes per meeting to spare.
EXPLORING EDUCATION RESEARCH-PRACTICE-POLICY ECOSYSTEMS: A CROSS-STATE ANALYSIS
How do different organizations and systems within the areas of education research, practice, and policy work together within states across the country, and how does this compare across states? We introduce a cross-state analysis of the research-practice-policy ecosystems in eight states that seeks to develop a common framework from which to examine the systems of organizations that interact to help research, practice, and policy work together to improve educational outcomes.
USING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND EQUITABLE EVALUATION APPROACHES IN PARTNERSHIP WORK
How can RPPs use culturally responsive and equitable evaluation (CREE) approaches in their work? Education Northwest spotlights the CREE framework and shares a real-world example of using the CREE approach in partnership work.
RPP 101: UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANT RPP BASICS
Are you new to RPPs and aren’t sure where to start? Or do you need a refresher on the most up-to-date thinking on RPPs? We share a brief overview of NNERPP’s recent RPP 101 Workshop Series and a new resource addressing these questions.
WHEN RPPs IN CALIFORNIA WORK TOGETHER: LAUNCHING A REGIONAL SUBNETWORK
How can RPPs working in the same region leverage their collective impact on state education policy? An account of NNERPP’s recent launch of a regional subnetwork and reflections from the subnetwork’s first in-person meeting.
INDICATORS OF RPP HEALTH AND EFFECTIVENESS: INTRODUCING AN UPDATED FRAMEWORK
What is important to attend to when considering RPP effectiveness? What might RPPs strive towards in their work together? An overview of a just-released updated framework for conceptualizing RPP health and effectiveness.
COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION RESEARCH and RPP BROKERING: SPOTLIGHT ON TWO RECENT RESOURCES FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN CER and RPPs
Are you engaging in collaborative education research endeavors and/or participating in RPP brokering activities? We share about two recently published resources that you might want to use in your RPP learning.
WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT STARTING AN RPP
What are the essentials of establishing an RPP? A recent study invited RPP leaders from various contexts to share their insights. Seven things to know about starting and maintaining an RPP emerged from their responses.
CALL TO ACTION: RESTRUCTURING TRADITIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCES TO PROMOTE DIGNITY-AFFIRMING SPACES
A problematic encounter during a conference poster presentation on disrupting power structures in RPPs inspired this op-ed, which calls for a more critically conscious approach to structuring research conferences.
