Free Resources
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Evaluation of the Alameda County Justice Restoration Project
This report details findings of a rigorous evaluation of the Alameda County Justice Restoration Project that focused on both program implementation and the program’s impact on recidivism.
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Launching a Digital Literacy Accelerator
Digital technology and social media are rapidly changing how citizens consume, create, and share information. Many learners spend significant time each day online, yet they
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What California Math Teachers Are Saying About Instruction and Professional Learning Today
With California in the process of revising its K–12 math framework and with educators and students grappling with lost instructional time during the COVID-19 pandemic,
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Cultivating Caring Relationships at School: 15 Activities That Promote Staff and Student Connection
This toolkit, coauthored and reviewed by the California Center for School Climate’s Youth Advisory Team, contains 15 classroom-based activities that promote the development of positive
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Promoting Inclusion and Engagement in STEM Learning: A Practical Guide for Out-of-School-Time Professionals
This guide is designed to provide practical strategies and guidance for OST professionals who provide STEM learning activities to youth outside of a formal classroom setting. The guide focuses on Indigenous learners, emergent multilingual learners, and learners experiencing differing physical and/or sensory abilities.
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Calming Spaces in Schools and Classrooms
This brief describes calming spaces and the potential positive impacts that offering such spaces in schools or classrooms can have on students’ mental health and learning.
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Youth Voice in Juvenile Justice Research
This research captures interviews about the juvenile justice system from young people aged 18 to 24 years old who have lived experience with the system and provides valuable insights on how research can help improve the system for young people.
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Who Participates in Community College STEM Work-Based Learning?
This study explores participation in STEM work-based learning in Florida community colleges with a focus on internships and cooperative education courses.
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Leading Voices Podcast Series Episode 3: Sustaining Education Leaders of Color — A Conversation with Dr. Erin Browder
In this episode, host Danny Torres and Dr. Erin Browder, Senior Program Associate at WestEd, discuss the pressing and enduring needs of leaders of color and the work the education community must do to address the systemic inequities that threaten leaders’ health and well-being.
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Moving Mathematical Mountains: A Decade of Educator-Led Change to Make Math a Gateway to Success for All Students
This Carnegie Math Pathways report presents 10 years of outcome data, as well as student, faculty, and institutional feature stories.
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Strategic Investments of One-Time Funds for Tribal Governments
This brief provides insights from tribal leaders who offer strategies for directing one-time federal funds to improve educational outcomes and strengthen infrastructure for the 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States.
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Redefining Approaches for Engaging English Learners With Mathematical Ideas
The brief aims to help educators ensure that English Learners can participate fully in mathematical learning.
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Reimagining School Safety: A Guide for Schools and Communities
This interactive guide provides educators, school leaders, and district administrators with mindsets, strategies, and grounded examples of what is possible by reimagining school safety.
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Leading Voices Podcast Series Episode 2: Amplifying Student Agency with Formative Assessment
In this episode, we hear from Nancy Gerzon, Franchesca Warren, and Cali Kaminsky, all experts with WestEd’s Formative Insights. Formative Insights works with schools and districts to amplify student agency and identity through formative assessment policies and practices.
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Evaluation of Beast Academy
This brief reports on an independent evaluation of the efficacy of the Beast Academy program serving gifted, talented, and historically marginalized students in Mankato Area Public Schools, Minnesota.
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