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楼凤天堂听James R. Squire Office of Policy Research in English Language Arts
Housed at the University of Notre Dame and听led听by听楼凤天堂听past听President听Ernest Morrell,听who is听Director of听the University of听Notre听Dame鈥檚听Center for Literacy Education,听the James R. Squire Office of Policy Research in English Language Arts听creates studies that advance knowledge and inform policy on teaching English language arts.听The office鈥檚 name honors James R. Squire, who served as 楼凤天堂鈥檚 Executive Director from 1960 to 1967.听
The听Squire Office听was听first听established听at the University of Michigan in 2003 to support reform in English language arts education by providing periodical reviews of research and policy analysis.听Former听楼凤天堂听President Anne Ruggles Gere directed the Office from 2003 to 2016.听
In 2020, 楼凤天堂 relaunched the Squire Office at Notre Dame.听The听first听policy briefs听following the relaunch听addressed听the urgency in expanding literacy instruction to ensure students are prepared to thrive in a world that is increasingly听globally connected听and influenced by digital media.听
In听2023, the Squire Office released three听more听policy briefs:听Culturally and Historically Responsive Education,听Culturally Responsive Approaches to the Teaching of Literature in Secondary English Classrooms,听and听Digital Platforms and the ELA Classroom.听
In January 2026, the Squire Office released two new policy briefs, the first of which is titled Integrating Literacy across K鈥�12 Health and Physical Education to Support Whole-Child鈥�Development.听Authored by Dr. Kelly C. Johnston of Baylor University, this brief听offers actionable guidance for those seeking to advance meaningful and effective literacy education while thoughtfully utilizing educational systems and resources.听
鈥淛ohnston鈥檚 powerful brief urges us听toward听an integrated notion of mind and body for young people activated by dynamic classroom practices,鈥� said Morrell, whose additional roles at Notre Dame include Coyle Professor of Literacy Education, Associate Dean for the Humanities and Faculty Development, and professor of English and Africana studies.听鈥淲hat do they look like in our English language arts classrooms? What do they look like in our physical education classrooms? How can well-being and literacy be coordinates that guide us across the curriculum? She also challenges us to think about the policy implications necessary to bring these transformations to our educational system.鈥�听
The second of the 2026 Squire Office briefs is Research-Practice Partnerships for Social Transformation: Democratizing Inquiry and Prefiguring More Just Scholarly Relations, coauthored by Gerald Campano, Mar铆a Paula Ghiso, Mar铆a Beatriz Pinto, and Yanil De La Rosa.听
The authors write, “There will always be a tension between transforming inequitable systems and participating in them through RPPs. Whether or not a particular collaborative project or partnership defines itself, or is defined by others, as an RPP, the promise of this collective body of scholarship is its capacity to democratize inquiry, challenge extractivism, cultivate more reciprocal and caring relationships, learn from multiple ways of knowing and being in the world, and advance social justice. It also holds the promise of going beyond instrumental outcomes to nurturing something rarely discussed in educational research, policy, and practice: wisdom.”