Research & Policy

With over two decades of on-the-ground experience impacting 350,000 educators and 3.5 million students, NIET's success is grounded in research. Our resource library provides teachers, school leaders and policymakers valuable insights to support effective teaching for improved student outcomes.

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Training as a Mentor Helped This Veteran Teacher Recharge

  • Policy
  • September 24, 2025

Rebecca Elliott is a teacher from Riverview School District who participated in NIET’s Lead training and wrote positively about her experience.
  • Policy
  • August 1, 2024

NIET Partnership with Southeastern Louisiana University is Strengthening Teacher Preparation

  • Policy
  • May 7, 2024

Get More Bang for the Buck

  • Policy
  • January 1, 2024

NIET’s Work with Tennessee Literacy Networks Featured in National Report

  • Policy
  • April 19, 2022

Accelerating Student Learning Through Prioritizing Teacher Support

  • Policy
  • September 9, 2021

Why New Teacher Mentoring Falls Short, and How to Fix It

  • Policy
  • April 13, 2021

The Untapped Potential of the Principal Supervisor

  • Policy
  • February 3, 2021

Learning Through a Pandemic: Lessons from a Rural District Network

  • Policy
  • June 9, 2020

High-Quality Curriculum Implementation

  • Policy
  • July 17, 2019

Teacher Leadership, Told Firsthand

  • Policy
  • June 5, 2019

Investing in Teacher Leadership: A Better Way to Make Job-Embedded Professional Learning a Reality in Every School

  • Policy
  • June 1, 2018

The LA BOLD Project: Creating a Network of Coherence and Shared Goals

  • Policy
  • March 28, 2018

Unleashing Teacher Leadership: How Formal Teacher Leader Roles Can Improve Instruction

  • Policy
  • March 23, 2018

Lowell Milken: Teacher Leaders as the Opportunity

  • Policy
  • September 17, 2017

Training Teachers to Be Effective on Day One

  • Policy
  • February 20, 2014

Developing Teacher Leadership in Iowa

  • Policy
  • February 1, 2013

Increasing Educator Effectiveness: Lessons Learned from Teacher Incentive Fund Sites

  • Policy
  • March 8, 2012

Beyond Job Embedded: Ensuring That Good Professional Development Gets Results