Free Resources
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Addressing Working Conditions to Improve Teacher Retention: An Exploration of the Research
This fact sheet describes categories that may influence a teacher's decision to stay or leave. District leaders may consider developing strategies to address these factors to support teacher retention.
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Research and Evaluation on School Safety: The Structure, Services, and Products of State School Safety Centers
This report provides insights from in-depth interviews with State School Safety Center directors to examine the school safety landscape in their states, the history and structure of the centers, the services offered by the centers, and the centers’ accomplishments and challenges.
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Barriers to the Scalability and Sustainability of California’s Teacher Residency Grant Program
This evaluation brief presents five barriers to the long-term sustainability of the California Teacher Residency Grant Program-funded residencies.
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Moving Behavioral Threat Assessment Forward: Implementing Best Practices and Overcoming Barriers
This archived webinar, presented by the WestEd Justice & Prevention Research Center, focuses on the most pressing operational challenges associated with developing, implementing, and maintaining an evidence-based program within K-12 schools.
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Numeracy Education for Adult Learners: A Scan of the Field
This brief provides a comprehensive picture of the adult numeracy education landscape and key factors impacting adult numeracy learning and technology use.
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Kindergarten: Observation Guide
This observation guide is designed to help state leaders, district administrators and teachers become more familiar with developmentally appropriate practice in kindergarten classrooms and identify strengths in local programs and resources needed to support it.
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Pennsylvania Education Leaders Share How They Are Preparing for New K-12 Science Learning Goals
Pennsylvania’s educational system saw significant changes in 2022 with the adoption of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Environment Literacy, and Sustainability (STEELS) learning goals. To prepare
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From Alignment to Action: Nevada’s Work to Expand Developmentally Appropriate Kindergarten Practices
This brief describes the Nevada Department of Education’s (NDE) efforts over the last several years to align and strengthen its system of supports for early childhood learning and development through grade 3.
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Achieving a Shared Statewide Vision for Kindergarten in Hawai‘i
This brief describes the process the state education leaders in the OCID used to review and align the state agency’s vision for kindergarten with existing policy and developmentally appropriate practice while incorporating cultural elements.
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Joyful Literacy in the Early Grades
In this archived webinar, Dr. Sandra Leu Bonanno shares new WestEd resources that provide guidance for implementing culturally affirming and evidence-based early literacy instruction that prioritizes joy and creativity.
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Participatory Systems Change for Equity: An Inquiry Guide for Child-, Youth-, and Family-Serving Agencies
System leaders can use this guide to help facilitate participatory systems change. The guide features elements of participatory systems change that institutions and organizations can apply depending on local context and locally defined goals.
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Understanding School Climate: An Overview of School Climate Domains
A positive school climate fosters healthy interactions and promotes the equitable well-being of students, staff, families, and the school community. This brief defines school climate, identifies its domains, and provides recommendations for assessing school climate.
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Serving the Whole Person—Supporting Learner Health, Safety, and Wellness: Spotlighting Success in Michigan
The report highlights "bright spots" throughout the state—districts that have successfully implemented key social and emotional learning (SEL) practices aligned with the state's priorities to improve outcomes for children.
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Identifying Connections Between Science Learning and Mathematics Education
This brief supports efforts to integrate mathematics and science in education by highlighting the benefits of integration. It also provides examples of what integrated instruction looks like in practice, a set of strategies for promoting this integration, and identifies challenges to integration.
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Critical Race English Education
In this archived webinar, WestEd’s Dr. Lamar Johnson describes how Critical Race English Education (CREE) promotes the (re)imagining of literacy education for all students.
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