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S2E9: Meeting the Needs of All Students: How Can Educators, Leaders and Education Systems Better Attend to the Intersection of Language and Disability for Multilingual Learners
This episode brings attention to an important but still under-examined subject: the need for schools and school systems to better attend to the intersection of language and disability for young multilingual learners.
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S2E8: What You Need To Know About California’s New Equity Multiplier–and Related School Accountability System Changes
Learn about the Equity Multiplier, a new component to California’s Local Control Funding Formula.
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7 Recommendations for Using Education Data to Support Equitable Learning Outcomes
This brief provides seven recommendations to help educators, administrators, policymakers, and others use a wider range of data to more effectively support equitable learning outcomes.
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Components of a Coherent and Equitable Assessment System
This infographic summarizes the key purposes of various types of assessments that are created at the classroom, school/district, and state levels.
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Missing More Than School: Reducing Chronic Absence for American Indian and Alaska Native Students
This brief highlights the urgent need to address chronic absenteeism among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in the United States.
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Evaluation of the Silicon Valley Research Practice Partnership for Computational Thinking and Positive Identity
This report covers the impact of the Silicon Valley Research Practice Partnership for Computational Thinking and Positive Identity for Computer Science on computational thinking and positive identity toward STEM for Latina students in grades 4 and 5 during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 school years.
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Key Elements of a Coherent and Equitable Local Assessment System
This brief from the Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability at WestEd is for state and local leaders who want to ensure that their local assessment systems align with local values, priorities, and agreements about what learning should look like.
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Centering the Experiences and Perspectives of Educational Partners: Five Considerations for Schools and Districts
This brief emphasizes the importance of including the voices and experiences of students, families, staff, and community partners in educational decision-making processes.
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Leveraging Federal Funds to Disrupt Disproportionate Discipline Practices
This knowledge brief provides guidance on leveraging federal funds to disrupt disproportionate discipline practices in U.S. public schools.
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How School Facilities Impact Student Health and Performance: Advancing Equity With Green Infrastructure
This brief discusses the impact of school facilities on student health and performance, focusing on advancing equity through green infrastructure.
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The Development of Teacher Expertise in Secondary Contexts to Support English Learners: Preliminary Findings
In this archived webinar, hosted by the National Research & Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners at WestEd, researchers preview the role that diverse factors play in the development of teacher professionalism, how to navigate the complexity of supporting the development of teacher expertise, and how specific domains of teacher expertise such as reflection and quality interactions can guide future growth.
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Push and Pull Factors for Female Involvement in Gangs and Collateral Involvement in Sex Trafficking: Systematic Review of Research
This systematic review of research by WestEd’s Justice and Prevention Research Center in partnership with the American Institutes for Research examines factors influencing female involvement in gangs and collateral involvement in sex trafficking.
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Systems Change at WestEd: Six Guiding Principles
This brief defines systems change and describes the principles that guide systems-change work at WestEd, from collaborating to facilitate improvements within a particular system or across sectors for large-scale, cross-system change efforts.
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Strategies and Suggestions for Using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement Framework and Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Systems
This guide, a supplement to the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework and related CALL survey, helps guide school turnaround efforts and includes tribally informed, culturally considerate additions from Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
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Strategies and Suggestions for Using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement Framework
This guide, a supplement to the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework and related CALL survey, suggests strategies and reflection questions to help guide school turnaround efforts.
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