WestEd celebrates 50 years of advancing excellence in research, development, and service in education and human development.

Throughout the past five decades, WestEd has been tackling real-world challenges, often in partnership with others, to make a positive impact in the lives of children and adults.

Our work is far from over as we continue to identify and develop ways to ensure all learners — especially the underserved — succeed in school and career.

Visit a timeline of WestEd’s history see a small sampling of our agency’s accomplishments over the decades.