Schools, Districts, & State Education Systems
Federal Support for Education Innovation Through the Small Business Innovation Research Program
Finding a Path Toward Equity: What States Can Learn from the Transformation of California’s...
Including Recently Arrived English Learners in State Accountability Systems: An Empirical...
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The Engagement Playbook: A Toolkit for Engaging Stakeholders Around the Four Domains of Rapid School Improvement
This toolkit supports decision-makers and everyone responsible for implementing improvement efforts by combining a framework for school turnaround with a focus on the human side of change.
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A Cross-State Evaluation of MIND Research Institute’s Spatial-Temporal Math on Math Performance
This report presents the findings from an assessment of mathematics outcomes in elementary schools across multiple states that were provided with the ST Math program.
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Continuous Improvement in Practice
Learn about the concept of continuous improvement, both in theory and in practice.
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Sense-Makers, Messengers, and Mediators of the New Mathematics Standards: Math Coaches in the Math in Common Community of Practice
Learn how coaches are supporting math standards implementation in school districts.
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Resources and Strategies for Identifying and Supporting English Learners with Learning Disabilities
This updated research brief provides strategies and resources designed to help educators identify English learner students with learning disabilities and determine the best academic supports for them.
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CenterView: Teacher Leadership Works – It Builds, Energizes, Sustains
The Center for the Future of Teaching & Learning at WestEd reports on a teacher leadership survey designed to assess the impact teacher-to-teacher professional learning has on the professional growth of both teacher leaders and the teachers they support.
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Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement: Indicators of Effective Practice
This document is designed to help school, district, and state teams identify with greater certainty whether a relevant practice from the four domains is standard and routinely operational in their part of the education system or whether more work is needed.
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Finding a Path Toward Equity: What States Can Learn from the Transformation of California’s School Funding Model
Find out the history of one of California’s most significant education reforms, and learn valuable lessons applicable to all states pursuing a more equitable and transparent K–12 funding system.
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Working Together to Support Equitable Access to Charter Schools: Research and Recommendations
How can states and school districts work together to ensure students have equitable access to available high-performing charter schools? Find out in this brief developed by the Mid-Atlantic Comprehensive Center at WestEd.
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Family Engagement Toolkit: Continuous Improvement Through an Equity Lens
This toolkit offers districts and schools practical planning and evaluation tools designed to engage all families, particularly those of underrepresented and underserved students.
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Framework for Leading Next Generation Science Standards Implementation
This new framework provides insight into the full array of what leaders need to know — and be able to do — to lead Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) implementation, from inspiration and vision to data use and quality professional learning.
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R&D Alert®, Vol. 18, No. 1
High school re-enrollees, school turnaround, leadership standards, and education technology are highlighted in this issue of R&D Alert.
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California School Dashboard & Beyond: Thinking Systemically About Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Learn how utilizing California School Dashboard data (in addition to other data) can be part of a systemic plan to improve academic outcomes for students with disabilities.
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California Standards Implementation: What Educators Are Saying
How do educators feel about the process of implementing college- and career-readiness standards? This brief summarizes findings from recent surveys of California teachers and offers lessons learned from ongoing research and technical assistance initiatives.
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Scaffolding Writing Through the "Teaching and Learning Cycle"
Help your students become effective writers through scaffolding and the Teaching and Learning Cycle.
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