How can adult education programs make math instruction more relevant, flexible, and responsive? Ashli-Ann Douglas, Bryan Matlen, and Ann Edwards share findings on an approach that combines real-world mathematics and adaptive technology to improve foundational numeracy.
Skills at the Center offers frameworks, tools, and training to help educators and workforce partners define, assess, and apply skillsthat are relevant to employment across curricula, training programs, and career pathways.
Building community wealth involves looking beyond individual learners to consider the needs of families, communities, and regional industries. Randal Tillery describes how connecting education, community development, and economic development is informing a regional wage growth strategy in Southern Arizona.
SETI Institute leaders share how the NASA-funded Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program brought educators alongside scientists and engineers 45,000 feet above Earth to transform science instruction and inspire future STEM careers. They also discuss how WestEd’s evaluation helped strengthen the program and demonstrate its impact on student learning.
What does it take to develop education and training pathways that respond to both learner and workforce needs? Lisa Le Fevre and Val Pedroza highlight strategies that two regional consortia are using to bring colleges, employers, and workforce partners together to strengthen pathways.
A WestEd study of 1.74 million California high school students found that even students who did not pass dual enrollment courses were more likely to attend college than peers who took no advanced coursework. This brief offers guidance for strengthening student supports as access expands.
WestEd’s evaluation of California State University’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Student Achievement Program found that its services contributed to improved academic engagement, sense of belonging, and self-efficacy among participating students.
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