As part of NNERPP’s mission to improve the relationship between research, policy, and practice, we provide thought leadership to the emerging field of RPPs and advance policies and systems reforms through advocacy and other work. On this page, you can find NNERPP organizational statements and advocacy letters related to some of these efforts, including a testimony urging for funding for RPPs and a call to action for RPPs to take a leading role in ending racism and creating a more equitable future.
Houston Education Research Consortium & NNERPP // November 19, 2020
“Using research to inform education decision making is vital to our nation’s efforts to improve educational equity by race, ethnicity, economic status, and other factors associated with inequitable educational opportunities. Allowing these inequities to persist is not only morally wrong but also extremely costly.”
>> full letter here
NNERPP // June 5, 2020
“We share in the horror and devastation over the murder of George Floyd and too many other Black Americans. We share in the shame over the lack of societal and institutional progress in building an equitable nation. And we see an important role for research-practice partnerships (RPPs) to build a better future.”
>> full statement here