DIR is partnered with Mathematica Policy Research to conduct the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study-II (SNMCS-II) for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. SNMCS-II is a national study of program operations, the nutritional quality of school meals, school meal cost and revenue, plate waste and students’ dietary intake. Currently, DIR staff are recruiting 100 SFAs... Read More

Through 2022, DIR will continue providing support to the Institute of Education Sciences, Regional Educational Laboratories.  DIR supports Ask A REL for the Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (REL Southwest) and Ask A REL for the Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West). Topics of focus to-date include Educator Effectiveness/ Teacher Workforce; Early Childhood; English Learners; Literacy;... Read More

DIR will again work in partnership with American Institutes for Research (AIR) to provide services in support of the 2017–2022 REL Southwest contract, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute for Educational Sciences. The REL Southwest region serves the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.