SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, & MATHEMATICS Groundbreaking Mathematics Program Delivers Game-Changing Outcomes

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Register Now for Summer and Fall Professional Learning

Whether you're modeling reading strategies for college freshmen, improving instruction for English learner students with disabilities, engaging science students by putting a new twist on the classic properties of matter, or making other efforts to improve learning, WestEd services build your knowledge and skills, and present strategies designed to help all learners succeed.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Preparing English Learners for College and Career: Lessons from Successful High Schools

How do school communities create environments that fully prepare English language learners and dual-language learners for college and career? This new book describes lessons learned from six high schools that saw significant improvement in the educational outcomes of their English learner students. 

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SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, & STATE EDUCATION SYSTEMS How Increasing Graduation Rates Could Mean Savings for Arizona

A state's wealth depends on its youth receiving a good education and contributing to their communities. An updated WestEd report features a series of profiles showing the estimated fiscal losses in 15 Arizona cities and towns that result from high school non-completion and youth disconnection.

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SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, & STATE EDUCATION SYSTEMS The Center on School Turnaround at WestEd Enhances Accessibility with New Website, Resources

The Center on School Turnaround's revamped website features a new resource library; user-friendly, responsive design; and simpler navigation organized by tools, resources, and learning opportunities. Check out our quality resources designed to support all learners.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Register Now for English as a New Language: Intensive Instructional Institute

Enroll in this three-day summer institute designed to help educators understand the components of high-quality instruction that integrates English as a New Language content with New York State Standards. The institute will take place August 21–23 in Yonkers, NY.

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SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS, & STATE EDUCATION SYSTEMS Why California School Districts Are Underwater Despite Increases in Funding

Although California's education funding formula provides revenues that grow incrementally each year, these increases are not based on the actual growth in the costs of operating a school. This paper describes the fiscal pressures that districts currently face and outlines the implications for districts when cost increases outpace increases in revenue.

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TEACHERS & LEADERS Learning Cycles Make for Powerful Teacher-to-Teacher Professional Learning

This issue of CenterView describes how a learning cycle framework can provide a useful structure to support teacher leaders as they plan and facilitate powerful teacher-led professional learning.

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West Comprehensive Center: Supporting State Education Agencies in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and the Bureau of Indian Education

West Comprehensive Center (WCC) provides support and assistance on key education initiatives to state education agencies in Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and the Bureau of Indian Education.

WCC activities include convening regional and state communities of practice; providing expertise, onsite consultation, and guidance; and providing current and emergent research, evidence-based practices, and resources in eight priority areas.

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