WestEd’s Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) conducts research studies that address key questions of importance to regional stakeholders. REL West — serving the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah — has conducted research on the following topics:
- Supports for English learners in the early grades
- Formative assessment and self-regulated learning
- College and career aspirations and supports in high school
- High school enrollments in postsecondary preparation coursework
- Academic and career planning alignment with workforce demands
- Transitions from middle school to high school
- Academic mindsets
- Strategies to increase preschool enrollment
Additional studies on current priorities are being designed with the REL West research partnerships.