Policy Studies & Analysis What is an effective education and what does it cost? How can we attract and retain top-rate teachers? What approaches have been effective in reducing the "achievement gap"? These are just a few of the policy issues that WestEd researchers investigate and analyze to inform education policies. Which programs are involved with Policy Studies & Analysis? Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Learning Innovations Which projects are involved with Policy Studies & Analysis? Northeast Regional Resource Center California Infant, Preschool, and Family Mental Health Initiative Early Start Resources Which resources feature Policy Studies & Analysis? Achievement Gap Patterns of Grade 8 American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Reading and Math Alternate Assessments for Special Education Students in the Southwest Region States Alternative Education Options: A Descriptive Study of California Continuation High Schools An Analysis of State Data on the Distribution of Teaching Assignments Filled by Highly Qualified Teachers in New York Schools Are Small Schools Better? School Size Considerations for Safety and Learning ASSETs Interim Evaluation Report Beyond Description of the Problems Building a Workable Accountability System: Key Decision Points for Policymakers and Educators Building a Workable Accountability System: Policy Brief California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSEL) California's Graduation Rate: The Hidden Crisis Can State Intervention Spur Academic Turnaround? Career-Long Teacher Development: Policies That Make Sense Censorship From the Right...Censorship From the Left Characteristics of Arizona School Districts in Improvement Characteristics of California School Districts in Program Improvement Characteristics of California School Districts in Program Improvement: 2008 Update Charter High Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap Class Size Reduction: Great Hopes, Great Challenges Class Size Reduction: Lessons Learned from Experience Comprehensive Teacher Induction: Systems for Early Career Learning Computer-Based Assessment: Can It Deliver on Its Promise? Course-Taking Patterns and Preparation for Postsecondary Education in California's Public University Systems Among Minority Youth Creating Working Relationships: How Can School Districts and Charter Schools Work Together Effectively? The Distribution of Teaching and Learning Resources in California's Middle and High Schools District Implementation of No Child Left Behind Early Childhood Investment Yields Big Payoff Education Partnerships: Strategies for Success Education Policy and Practice: Bridging the Divide Education That Works: Ideas for Sacramento Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K-12: 2002 Report Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K-12: 2004 Report Effects of the Implementation of Proposition 227 on the Education of English Learners, K-12 Engaging Parents in Education: Lessons From Five Parental Information and Resource Centers Ensuring Teacher Quality: A Continuum of Teacher Preparation and Development Examining Independent Study High Schools in California Examining the Links Between Grade 12 Mathematics Coursework and Mathematics Remediation in Nevada Public Colleges and Universities Expanding School Time to Expand School Learning Finding the Teachers We Need Focus on Class Size Reduction: Smaller Classes Aim to Launch Early Literacy Formative Assessment Policies, Programs, and Practices in the Southwest Region Framework for High-Quality English Language Proficiency Standards and Assessments: Brief Full-Day Kindergarten and Student Achievement Full-Day Kindergarten: Expanding Learning Opportunities The Future Federal Role: Observations and Ideas Getting the Most from Technology in Schools Guidance for the Selection and Support of Exemplary Principals Under the Quality Education Investment Act Handbook of Education Policy Research High School Course-Taking Patterns for English Language Learners The High Stakes of High-Stakes Testing Homeland Offense: The Next Wave of Reform Legislation How Are English Learners Faring Under Proposition 227 Ensuring That No Child Is Left Behind: How Are Student Health Risks & Resilience Related to the Academic Progress of Schools? How Best to Achieve School Success Implementation of the Weighted Student Formula Policy in San Francisco: A Descriptive Study of an Equity-Driven, Student-Based Planning and Budgeting Policy Improving Literacy Outcomes for English Language Learners in High School Improving Student Achievement by Extending School: Is It Just a Matter of Time? Improving Student Achievement in Arizona: A Call to Action Investing in Technology: The Learning Return Issues in Cross-Cultural Assessment: American Indian and Alaska Native Students K-8 Charter Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap La Frontera: Challenges and Opportunities for Improving Education Along the U.S.-Mexico Border La Frontera: Student Achievement in Texas Border and Nonborder Districts Language, Culture, and Community in Teacher Education Leading in Difficult Times: Are Urban School Boards Up to the Task? Literacy Instruction in the Content Areas: Getting to the Core of Middle and High School Improvement Making Sure Exit Exams Get a Passing Grade Making Time Count Minding the Gap: Why Integrating High School with College Makes Sense and How to Do It More Swimming, Less Sinking: Perspectives on Teacher Induction in the U.S. and Abroad A Multistate Review of Professional Teaching Standards Neither Rest Nor Tranquility: Education and the American Dream in the 21st Century Performance Expectations and Indicators for Education Leaders Perspectives on Knowledge Utilization in Education Piloting a Searchable Database of Dropout Prevention Programs in Nine Low-Income Urban School Districts in the Northeast and Islands Region Private School Vouchers: Issues at a Glance Profiles of Key National Teaching Standards R&D Alert® Vol. 10, No. 1 R&D Alert® Vol. 5, No. 3 R&D Alert® Vol. 6, No. 1 R&D Alert® Vol. 7, No. 3 R&D Alert® Vol. 8, No. 2 R&D Alert® Vol. 9, No. 2 Reenrollment of High School Dropouts in a Large, Urban School District Reforming Teacher Pay: The Search for a Workable Goal-Driven Compensation System REL West Research Digest Vol. 1, No. 1 REL West Research Digest Vol. 1, No. 2 Rethinking Issues of Alignment Under No Child Left Behind School & College Partnerships: The Missing Link School Funding: From Equity to Adequacy Scientific Research and Evidence-Based Practice Seamless Schooling Selected States' Responses to Supporting High School English Language Learners Skills for Tomorrow's Workforce Social and Emotional Well-Being: The Foundation for School Readiness The Status of Science Education in Bay Area Elementary Schools The Status of State-Level Response to Intervention Policies and Procedures in the West Region States and Five Other States Stop the Clock: Ending the Tyranny of Time in Education The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice, Fifth Edition Student Achievement and Graduation Rates in Nevada: Urgent Need for Faster Reform Student Achievement in California: Steady Progress Made, Faster Improvement Needed Supporting Charter School Excellence Through Quality Authorizing Supporting High School Students Through Assessment: What Have We Learned? A Synthesis of Recent California Education Reform Recommendations Teacher Supply & Quality: The Changing Role of Community Colleges Teachers in Professional Communities Teaching Standards: Profiles For Six States Tough Love for School Reform Trends & Best Practices for Education Management Organizations Trends in California Teacher Demand: A County and Regional Perspective Turning Around Low-Performing Schools: Evidence-Based Practices Turning Around Low-Performing Schools: Evidence-Based Practices Turning Around Low-Performing Schools: Implications for California’s District and School Support Providers Urgency Rises for Quality Child Care Using School-Community Partnerships to Bolster Student Learning Voices from La Frontera: Study of School Districts Along the United States/Mexico Border What Research Says About Unequal Funding for Schools in America Why Do We Have a Knowledge Deficit?