National Network of Education Research - Practice Partnerships |

A program of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University

RESEARCH-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIPS, long-term mutually beneficial

formalized collaborations between education researchers and practitioners,

are a promising strategy for producing more relevant research,

improving the use of research evidence in decision making,

and engaging both researchers and practitioners to tackle problems of practice.

Although promising, research-practice partnerships are challenging to create and difficult to maintain.

NNERPP aims to develop, support, and connect research-practice partnerships in education to improve their productivity.

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ABOUT

NNERPP is a professional learning community for RPPs working in education.

MEMBERS

We currently have 75 members in our network, reflecting a wide variety of approaches to the work.

RESOURCES

The NNERPP RPP Knowledge Clearinghouse contains a curated collection of resources to help you with your education RPP efforts.

The 9th NNERPP Annual Forum took place July 24-26, 2024, in Richmond, VA. Together, we explored different aspects of the theme “Public Education at a Crossroads: The Role of RPPs in Promoting Democracy” — it was a fantastic time! Explore the Annual Forum homepage for more information on our yearly gathering of NNERPP members and friends.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

NNERPP Extra

We just published a new issue of our quarterly magazine NNERPP Extra! We are excited to share these new articles with you:

Stories of Impact From Six Research-Practice Partnerships: We share six stories of RPP impact, as told by partnerships within NNERPP from various settings and contexts, to demonstrate the “why,” “how to,” and “so what” of RPPs.
Understanding the Crucial Role of Middle School Counselors in Providing Computer Science Opportunities to Rural Students: A Research-Practice Partnership’s Journey Toward Leveraging the Expertise of RPP Team Members: The SUCCESS RPP shares its journey of understanding the crucial role middle school counselors play in providing computer science learning to rural students.
Exploring Education Research-Practice-Policy Ecosystems: A Cross-State Analysis: We introduce a cross-state analysis of the research-practice-policy ecosystems in eight states.
Research Headlines: We share a roundup listing all of our members’ research from the past quarter.

Find the entire issue here, and our website here. Happy reading!

NNERPP Yearbook

We are so excited to share the 2024 NNERPP Yearbook with you! The NNERPP Yearbook celebrates our members’ amazing RPP work and the NNERPP community’s shared collaborative activities over this calendar year.

At the heart of the Yearbook are the stories of RPP impact shared by RPPs in NNERPP, which are powerful demonstrations of what RPP work can look like in many different contexts and at various points in a partnership’s journey. We are immensely thankful to all our members who joined us this year in bringing together the details of the Yearbook. We invite you to explore the 2024 NNERPP Yearbook here!