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R&D Alert®, Vol. 19, No. 2
This edition of R&D Alert focuses on school finance, English learners, health education, and Academic Parent-Teacher Teams. It explores: Strategies for navigating fiscal challenges by
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Math in Common #15: Balancing Site Autonomy and District Priorities for Sustained Mathematics Progress
This report focuses on two districts facing significant internal and external forces that challenge coherent and sustained districtwide focus on mathematics improvement and explores how these forces impact educators at three different school sites in those districts.
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Moving Leadership Standards Into Everyday Work: Descriptions of Practice, Second Edition
Moving Leadership Standards Into Everyday Work: Descriptions of Practice enhances the usefulness of the California Professional Standards for Education Leaders (CPSEL) by illustrating key knowledge and actions reflected in leadership that supports all students to learn and thrive.
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Scaffolding the Academic Success of Adolescent English Language Learners: A Pedagogy of Promise
"Lively and highly readable... teachers are presented as reflective practitioners...many practical suggestions and examples...aimed at supporting English learners [but] equally valuable for all learners." — Dr. Pauline Gibbons
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California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSEL) Updated Tri-Fold Version
This version of the California Professional Standards for Education Leaders is a quick reference most helpful when used with the updated Moving Leadership Standards Into Everyday Work: Descriptions of Practice.
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Are Metal Detectors Effective at Making Schools Safer?
With the tragedies of school violence igniting calls for increased safety and security, one popular proposal is to use metal detectors in schools. This research brief summarizes what is known about metal detectors in schools and in other settings.
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Creating New Futures for Newcomers: Lessons from Five Schools that Serve K–12 Immigrants, Refugees, and Asylees
This report, developed through a partnership between MAEC and WestEd, highlights schools that are using promising and effective strategies for supporting immigrant and refugee students in K–12 classrooms.
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“We Shake Hands at the Door”: How a Focus on Relationships Is Driving Improvement in Chula Vista
Learn how strong relationship-building – teacher to student, student to student, teacher to teacher, and administrator to teacher – guides improvement efforts in San Diego’s Chula Vista Elementary School District.