Is a Special Education System Review Right for Your District?

California’s school funding system was designed to give districts greater flexibility. But added funding streams, reporting rules, and spending guidelines have made the regulatory environment more complex. Jason Willis, Senior Policy Fellow at WestEd, explains how these changes affect local education agencies and what leaders should consider next.

Through tailored recommendations and action plans informed by quantitative and qualitative data, we help education leaders create integrated, effective systems focused on achieving positive outcomes for students with disabilities.

Teachers are experimenting with GenAI, but most have never received formal training on it. In a new WestEd Perspectives brief, Drew Nucci, Research Manager with WestEd’s Mathematics Education team, draws from more than 60 educator interviews to reveal what teachers actually want and how district and state leaders can make it a reality.

In this Leading Voices episode, Kelsey Krausen, Director of Education Finance at WestEd, shares how education leaders can separate meaningful data reporting from burdensome paperwork and redirect more staff time and energy toward students.

In a new blog post from WestEd’s Center for Economic Mobility, Rachel Antrobus and David Maduli share insights from research involving more than 90 high school seniors, including students who would be the first in their families to attend college and those facing economic barriers. The post explores what students need most as they prepare for life after graduation.

High schools are redesigning math pathways to be more meaningful for students. In this archived webinar, WestEd and the Charles A. Dana Center introduce Integrated Statistics and Quantitative Reasoning, a new math course being piloted in districts across 11 states.