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Transforming for the future

WestEd is reimagining approaches to a more equitable society by taking on the most demanding and enduring challenges in education and human development.

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Research and Evaluation
Building evidence to inform practice, policy, and systems that work to increase opportunities and support communities so all can thrive.
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Strengthening systemwide leadership and knowledge with evidence-informed services designed to improve outcomes.
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Technical Assistance
Enhancing your capacity, expertise, and program quality through collaborative, relationship-focused training, needs assessment, and other supports.
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Insights & Impact

Articles

Helping Early Education Providers Support Children With Disabilities 

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Articles

What Is “Systems Change” and How Can It Enhance Equity in STEM?

WestEd News

News Releases

WestEd Experts to Partner on $10 Million Center on the Use of GenAI in Math and Science Education

Podcasts

Leading Voices Podcast Series Episode 13: Preventing Gun Violence in the United States—A Conversation With Lori Toscano, Shaun Ali, and Kerwin Henderson

Featured Initiative

Navigate the Promise and Reality of a New Digital Age

AI is reshaping the future of education. As your trusted partner, we are bringing you resources that are based on rigorous research and that will guide innovative, inclusive, and safe applications of AI to address challenges in education and human development.

Focus Area Spotlight

Literacy

We collaborate with districts, schools, states, and colleges to consistently realize equitable, measurable impacts on teacher practice and student outcomes.

About Us

Building Together for the Success of Every Learner

We envision and pursue a future in which all learners have access to high-quality educational opportunities that position them for success and in which all communities are strong, safe spaces of self-determination and well-being.

Resources to Inform Practice, Policy, & Systems

Regression Discontinuity Design: A Method to Rigorously Evaluate Interventions to Reduce Crime and Improve the Justice System

Participatory Systems Change for Equity: An Inquiry Guide for Child-, Youth-, and Family-Serving Agencies

Systems Change at WestEd: Six Guiding Principles

Transformational Leadership for Rapid School Improvement

Impacts of the Community Partnerships for Teacher Pipeline Program on Community College Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Serving the Whole Person: An Alignment and Coherence Guide for State Education Agencies

Reimagining School Safety: A Guide for Schools and Communities

Research and Evaluation on School Safety: Perceptions of State School Safety Center Supports and Services

EdTech Partnerships: Key Findings 2022–23 Report 

Working Respectfully with Indigenous Communities Around Data and Evidence: A Resource for State Education Agencies
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San Lorenzo Unified School District Systemic Instructional Review

The Essential Playbook for Family Engagement in Middle School

The Center of Black Student Excellence: A Place Without Barriers and the 10 Elements That Lay Its Foundation

Superintendent Christie Abeyta of the Santa Fe Indian School: A Cultural and Community-Driven Approach to Improving Graduation Rates

Dual Language Immersion Programs: Setting Goals to Build a Strong Foundation
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