In this Q&A, PCCD Chairman Lt. Governor Austin Davis and WestEd’s Director of Justice Technical Assistance, Lori Toscano, discuss the PA Peace Alliance’s impact on community violence intervention, the importance of state investment, and the power of cross-sector collaboration.

This Spotlight blog explores data-driven decision-making across the justice and education systems, as well as WestEd’s tools and research to evaluate interventions and address disparities, particularly for vulnerable populations like justice-involved youths and students in foster care.

This spotlight blog explores how WestEd supports early childhood educators through evidence-based professional development, mental health consultation, and early intervention services.

When the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority set out to update its performance frameworks, it didn’t just revise—it reimagined. With support from WestEd and community input, the state a created a fairer, more effective accountability system to ensure that over 60,000 students in over 80 charter campuses receive a high-quality education. Learn how collaboration shaped this effort.

Researchers from the National Research and Development Center to Improve Education for Secondary English Learners report that teaching English alongside math through the RAMP-UP curriculum may be the key to accelerating academic success for multilingual students in alignment with curriculum research done by WestEd’s Dr. Haiwen Chu and Leslie Hamburger.

In this Q&A, Lenay Dunn and Alicia Okpareke discuss WestEd’s approach to engaging interest holders in research and the importance of engaging with educators, families, and communities as partners in collaborative research.