The Regional Educational Laboratory Program is a network of ten laboratories that serves the educational needs of designated regions by providing access to high quality, scientifically valid education research through applied research and development projects, studies, and related technical assistance activities.
The ten Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) serve the educational needs of designated regions, using applied research, development, dissemination, and training and technical assistance, to bring the latest and best research and proven practices into school improvement efforts.
REL Appalachia
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, & West Virginia
REL Appalachia at CNA
Patricia Kannapel, Ph.D., Director
4825 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22311
Tel: 703-824-2457 or 800-344-0007 x2828
REL Central
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska,
North Dakota, South Dakota, & Wyoming
Marzano Research Laboratory
Terri Martin, Ed.D., Director
9000 E. Nichols Ave., Suite 112
Englewood, CO 80112
Tel: 303-766-9199
REL Mid-Atlantic
Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Washington, DC
ICF International
Teresa Duncan, Director
11785 Beltsville Drive, Suite 300
Calverton, MD 20705
Tel: 866-735-6239
REL Midwest
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, & Wisconsin
REL Midwest at American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Dean Gerdeman, Ph.D., Acting Director
1120 East Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563
Tel: 866-730-6735 or 630-649-6500
REL Northeast and Islands
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York,
Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont & the Virgin Islands
REL Northeast & Islands at Education Development Center, Inc.
Jill E. Weber, Director
4 Foundry Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453
Tel: 617-969-7100
REL Northwest
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, & Washington
Education Northwest
Steve Fleischman, Director
101 SW Main St., Suite 500
Portland, Oregon 97204
Tel: 800-547-6339 x454
REL Pacific
American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii,
Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands & Republic of Palau
Midcontinent Research for Education and Learning(McREL)
Dr. Nolan Malone, Director
1003 Bishop Street, Pauahi Tower, Suite 2200
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Tel: 808-664-8175
REL Southeast
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina & South Carolina
Florida Center for Reading Research, Florida State University
Don Compton, Ph.D., Director
2010 Levy Avenue, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32310
Tel: 850-644-9352
REL Southwest
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL)
Vicki Dimock, Director
4700 Mueller Blvd.
Austin, Texas 78723
Tel: 512-476-6861
REL West
Arizona, California, Nevada, & Utah
REL West at WestEd
Dr. Nikola Filby, Director
730 Harrison Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Tel: 866-853-1831