Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE • 2026 • by Maia Elkana, Carol Colaninno, Alexandra Forgerson, & Rachel Ruggirello,
Article in NNERPP Extra exploring the components that are essential to the formation and health of a healthy research-practice partnerships (RPPs)

BRIEF • April 2026 • by Rachel Ruggirello, Elizabeth Day, Bailey Bontrager & Kim Wright This NNERPP University Brokers Subnetwork Research brief addresses a significant evolution in the role of brokers.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • March 2020• by Victoria May & Myra Lopez
A collaborative program, STEMpact was formed to address the need to attract STEM talent to the St. Louis region.

REPORT • 2026 • by Classrooms of Belonging & AI Brain Trust at Beyond100K, with the ISP’s Jennifer Burris contributing.
A future for education shaped by AI won’t be determined by technology alone. It will be shaped by the teachers, students, and systems deciding how.

EDUCATOR RESOURCE • 2024-2025 • by Beyond100K
Tools for preparing and retaining STEM teachers with equity, representation, and a sense of belonging developed in partnership with Beyond100K

BOOK CHAPTER • August 2026 • Alison Brockhouse, Rachel M. Ruggirello, and Gloria Pfeifer are co-authors of a chapter on PDSA learning cycles that appears in Teaching and Learning for Collaborative Continuous Improvement in Education: Challenges and Possibilities Across the Educational System published by Myers Education Press.

BRIEF • March 2026 • Alexandra Forgerson, Carol Colaninno, Rachel M. Ruggirello, and Doug Chalker. With support and resources from WashU’s ASSET program, K-12 teachers nationwide are using the same living model organism that scientists study to understand biological process, Tetrahymena.

BRIEF • May 2026 • Megumi Hine, Rachel M. Ruggirello, Jason Jabbari, Yung Chun, and Maia Elkana This study investigates mySci’s impact on student science achievement at the school level.

BRIEF • December 2025 • by Mitchelle Wambua & Maia Elkana • This brief addresses the benefits and challenges associated with implementing a new
high-quality mathematics curricular resource, with recommendations for how schools can facilitate the implementation process to best support teachers and students.

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