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Identifying Students Closer to Their Qualifying Move Date by Utilizing an Interactive Enrollee Form
This brief in the Professional Learning Network (PLN) profiles series describes the continuous improvement work accomplished by the Merced County Office of Education Migrant Education Program to standardize a new enrollee form for consistent strategies in the identification process.
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Continuous Improvement Increases Child Counts and Reshapes the Meaning of Teamwork
This brief in the Professional Learning Network (PLN) profiles series describes the continuous improvement work accomplished by the San Joaquin County Office of Education Migrant Program to increase the number of referrals, increasing the possibility of more children qualified.
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Using Data to Revise a Change in Practice
This profile in the Professional Learning Network (PLN) series describes the continuous improvement work accomplished by the San Diego County Office of Education to identify families and youths closer to their date of arrival in the region.
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Using the Professional Learning Network to Develop Leading Practices for Identification and Recruitment in California
This brief in the Professional Learning Network (PLN) profiles series describes how staff from California’s Migrant Education Program subgrantees attend two years of a professional learning network to make progress on areas of focus specific to their own data.
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Maximizing Child Counts: A Collaborative Approach
This brief in the Professional Learning Network (PLN) profiles series describes a collaborative effort to maximize child counts to ensure that as many eligible children and youths as possible are enrolled in the MEP before the end of each performance period.
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Layered Training to Harness the Power of the Subsequent Qualifying Move
This brief in the Professional Learning Network (PLN) profiles series describes the continuous improvement work accomplished by the Kern County Office of Education Migrant Program to increase recruiters’ use of the subsequent qualifying move to establish eligibility for migratory children.
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Leading Voices Podcast Series Episode 11: The Critical Role of Early Intervention—A Conversation With Angela McGuire
In this episode of the Leading Voices podcast, host Danny Torres talks with Project Director Angela McGuire about the critical role of early intervention in improving outcomes for young children with disabilities and how state agency leaders can best support early intervention professionals in their work.
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Learning Exponential Functions With Immersive Virtual Reality: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial as Part of the Prisms NSF SBIR Phase II Project
This report shares results from a randomized controlled trial studying the impact of Prisms, a supplemental curricular resource for mathematics and science teachers that uses immersive virtual reality, on students’ engagement and algebra proficiencies.
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The North Dakota Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Initiative: Progress and Outcomes After 5 Years
This report summarizes WestEd’s evaluation of the implementation outcomes for districts participating in the The North Dakota Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Initiative. It also provides an analysis of learner outcomes and future implications.
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Regression Discontinuity Design: A Method to Rigorously Evaluate Interventions to Reduce Crime and Improve the Justice System
This brief from WestEd’s Justice and Prevention Research Center explores Regression Discontinuity Design as an effective and ethical method for evaluating interventions in the field of crime reduction and justice system improvement.
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Budgeting for Educational Equity Podcast S2E7: School Closures and Consolidations in California: Deepening Our Understanding
Host Jason Willis talks with school finance and policy veteran Carrie Hahnel about school closures and consolidations, delving into current factors that could lead to more closures and data about the disproportionate impact on different student populations.
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Impacts of the Community Partnerships for Teacher Pipeline Program on Community College Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
A quasi-experimental evaluation of the Community Partnerships for Teacher Pipeline program that found evidence of the program’s success in meeting its goals of supporting community college students interested in teaching careers
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Identifying Resource Inequities
This brief from the Region 15 Comprehensive Center provides state education agency leaders with a systematized approach for conducting a meaningful resource allocation review to support LEAs and schools with equitable resource planning and alignment.
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Design and Implementation of the ESSA Resource Allocation Review Lessons Learned in Utah
This brief shares discoveries made by the Region 15 Comprehensive Center and the Utah State Board of Education during their joint design and implementation of the ESSA resource allocation review process.
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Discipline Equity for American Indian and Alaska Native Students: Recommendations for District Leaders
This WEEAC report presents information and recommendations about exclusionary discipline for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) students. It offers evidence-based practices, cultural responsiveness, and targeted interventions to reduce disciplinary issues, improve learning, and cultivate a more equitable educational landscape.
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