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Evaluation of the Silicon Valley Research Practice Partnership for Computational Thinking and Positive Identity
This report covers the impact of the Silicon Valley Research Practice Partnership for Computational Thinking and Positive Identity for Computer Science on computational thinking and positive identity toward STEM for Latina students in grades 4 and 5 during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 school years.
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Key Elements of a Coherent and Equitable Local Assessment System
This brief from the Center for Standards, Assessment, and Accountability at WestEd is for state and local leaders who want to ensure that their local assessment systems align with local values, priorities, and agreements about what learning should look like.
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Centering the Experiences and Perspectives of Educational Partners: Five Considerations for Schools and Districts
This brief emphasizes the importance of including the voices and experiences of students, families, staff, and community partners in educational decision-making processes.
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Leveraging Federal Funds to Disrupt Disproportionate Discipline Practices
This knowledge brief provides guidance on leveraging federal funds to disrupt disproportionate discipline practices in U.S. public schools.
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How School Facilities Impact Student Health and Performance: Advancing Equity With Green Infrastructure
This brief discusses the impact of school facilities on student health and performance, focusing on advancing equity through green infrastructure.
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The Development of Teacher Expertise in Secondary Contexts to Support English Learners: Preliminary Findings
In this archived webinar, hosted by the National Research & Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners at WestEd, researchers preview the role that diverse factors play in the development of teacher professionalism, how to navigate the complexity of supporting the development of teacher expertise, and how specific domains of teacher expertise such as reflection and quality interactions can guide future growth.
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Push and Pull Factors for Female Involvement in Gangs and Collateral Involvement in Sex Trafficking: Systematic Review of Research
This systematic review of research by WestEd’s Justice and Prevention Research Center in partnership with the American Institutes for Research examines factors influencing female involvement in gangs and collateral involvement in sex trafficking.
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Systems Change at WestEd: Six Guiding Principles
This brief defines systems change and describes the principles that guide systems-change work at WestEd, from collaborating to facilitate improvements within a particular system or across sectors for large-scale, cross-system change efforts.
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Strategies and Suggestions for Using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement Framework and Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Systems
This guide, a supplement to the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework and related CALL survey, helps guide school turnaround efforts and includes tribally informed, culturally considerate additions from Indigenous Knowledge Systems.
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Strategies and Suggestions for Using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement Framework
This guide, a supplement to the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework and related CALL survey, suggests strategies and reflection questions to help guide school turnaround efforts.
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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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