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Educators

Experts from the Region 15 Comprehensive Center discuss what they have learned about creating processes that help leaders examine the connection between resource allocation and academic outcomes.

High school graduates

A Blue Ribbon Commission on Graduation Requirements unveiled its recommendations outlining what it means to obtain a diploma in New York State and what that diploma should signify.

Helping State Agencies Build and Modernize Integrated Data Systems With Baron Rodriguez and Sean Cottrell

Host Danny Torres talks with Baron Rodriguez and Sean Cottrell of WestEd’s Data Integration Support Center (DISC) about the Center’s services and why integrating data systems helps state leaders and policymakers address the needs of the whole person and community.

Data Privacy

In this special Q&A, DISC’s Associate Director, Laia Tiderman, and Director, Sean Cottrell, explore key issues in data privacy.  

teacher talking with two students

The Observation Protocol for Teachers of English Learners (OPTEL) tool is helping ensure a more equitable, standardized process for reclassifying English Learners as English proficient, affecting the academic supports they receive. Learn more about the tool and how it can help instructors and communities beyond the reclassification process.

students in class

A WestEd report, Pre-Referral Processes in California State Preschool Programs (CSPP): How Practitioners Decide to Refer Multilingual Children for Special Education Evaluation, presents findings from a research study designed to better understand current pre-referral practices in the CSPP.