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REPORT • March 2025 • by Alison Brockhouse
STEMpact District Immersion (STEM DI) was a four-year research-practice partnership to improve mathematics education in the St. Louis region. Supported by STEMpact, STEM DI brought together educators from three local districts and education specialists from the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP). Over the life of this innovative collaboration, we saw important advancements in instructional practices and improved student achievement.

Educators in the St. Louis region who teach students in grades three through eight will have an opportunity to build their digital literacy by participating in the AT&T Digital Navigation Program.

Teacher Dorothy Moore has no doubts about her career choice.  In fact, she sees her role as an early childhood educator at Garrett Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District as more vital and full of possibility than ever. As Moore gears up for the start of another school year, she sees herself not only as a teacher, but also a leader. A teacher leader.

Explore science lessons about force and motion in baseball for K-8 students and adults alike at Busch Stadium.

Investigate life science and physical science concepts as you consider the specimens in the natural history room, the slides and the pinball machines in Beatnik Bob’s arcade room at City Museum.

BOOK CHAPTER • May 2025 • by Maia Elkana, Rachel Ruggirello, Victoria May, Nikki Doughty and Jay Hartman
This book chapter examines how one research-practice partnership (RPP) navigated and impacted complex PK-12 systems.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • July 2025 • by Maia Elkana & Victoria May
This article in NNERPP EXTRA co-authored by ISP leaders examines Appreciative Inquiry as an approach to surface, understand, and provide solutions in RPPs.

BRIEF • May 2025 • by Maia Elkana & Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor This brief addresses how instructional leaders can support teaching and learning to improve student achievement.

Washington University’s Institute for School Partnership (ISP) will join the National Network for Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP) in welcoming university researchers, state education agency and district research leaders, teachers and other educators from across the country for the 2025 NNERPP Annual Forum set for July 23-25, on WashU’s Campus in St. Louis, Missouri.

BRIEF • April 2025 • by Maia Elkana & Rosalyn Langrohling-Amanor This brief addresses features to look for in high-quality curricular materials and
considerations for adoption and implementation of these materials to improve student achievement.