Research that disaggregates data by disability category is building a knowledge base to more effectively target supports for students with disabilities.
The idea that secondary English learners students can master rigorous content quickly and deeply goes against much accepted wisdom in the field. But Aida Walqui and her colleagues have spent more than 15 years developing and helping educators implement an instructional approach with exactly that goal.
The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world without a paid-leave policy for parents at or around the birth of a child. WestEd’s J. Ronald Lally says we can — and must — do better.
A WestEd study adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting school climate is an important factor for school success. The study found that schools that substantially outperformed demographically similar schools over a multiyear period had much more positive levels of school climate.
To empower families to play a more informed and active role in their children’s education, North Elementary adopted WestEd’s Academic Parent–Teacher Teams system. Through APTT, teachers provide families with targeted strategies and resources to use with their children to reinforce academic goals.
A new WestEd study found that families using PBS KIDS digital and hands-on learning materials with their preschoolers were able to boost the children’s math achievement and better prepare them for kindergarten.