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Designing Quality Learning Opportunities for Elementary Multilingual Learners
The paper explores how educators can design powerful, inviting, and challenging lessons to help students thrive academically and linguistically.
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Leading Voices Podcast Series Episode 14: Early Signs of Distress: Identifying and Implementing Systemic Improvements—A Conversation With Aimee Evan, John Carwell, and David Frank
Discover the Indicators of Distress and learn how two state education agencies collaborated with WestEd to identify necessary improvements and implement processes that led to lasting success.
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Kindergarten Entry Assessments: An Examination of Best Practices, National Trends, and Recommendations
This brief gives policymakers and practitioners a clear overview of what Kindergarten Entry Assessments are, including their purpose, features, uses, and different types.
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Under the Cover of Darkness: How Ambient Light Influences Criminal Activity (Regression Discontinuity Design in Crime and Justice Project Study Summary #3)
This paper summarizes a study that used a Regression Discontinuity Design to examine how more daylight during evening hours from Daylight Savings Time affects crime rates.
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Intensified Support for Juvenile Offenders on Probation: Evidence From Germany (Regression Discontinuity Design in Crime and Justice Project Study Summary #2)
WestEd's Jonathan Nakamoto and Trent Baskerville summarize a study on the impact of an intensive probation program on youth recidivism.
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Strategic Resource Allocation: Options for New York Charter Schools
This brief explores how to implement strategic budgeting to meet the challenge of providing exceptional educational experiences with leaner revenues and increased costs, and make spending decisions that are focused on student needs.
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Examining Prison Effects on Recidivism: A Regression Discontinuity Approach (Regression Discontinuity Design in Crime and Justice Project Study Summary #1)
This study summary, prepared by WestEd’s Jonathan Nakamoto and Trent Baskerville, explores the impact of prison sentences on recidivism rates. -
Co-Creating a Menu of More Rigorous Interventions to Drive Nevada School Improvement
Discover how the Region 15 Comprehensive Center supported the Nevada Department of Education in developing rigorous interventions to ensure sustainable growth and improvement for students in Nevada's Comprehensive Support and Improvement schools.
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Nevada’s Asset-Based, Research-Based Approach to Supporting English Language Learners and Multilingual Learners
This brief describes the key efforts of the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) and the Region 15 Comprehensive Center to help educators use the NDE's English Language Development Standards Framework to better support English and multilingual learners.
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Records Retention in Integrated Data Systems: Factors for Success
This resource examines the importance of developing a records retention program and outlines four essential building blocks for its success: data inventory, contractual provisions, standards, and compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
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Leading Voices Podcast Series Episode 13: Preventing Gun Violence in the United States—A Conversation With Lori Toscano, Shaun Ali, and Kerwin Henderson
In this episode of the Leading Voices podcast, host Danny Torres talks with experts from WestEd's Justice and Prevention Team and developers of the Violence Prevention Navigation Framework (VPNF): Lori Toscano, Shaun Ali, and Kerwin Henderson. Together, they help state and local leaders better understand the factors that contribute to or prevent violence within their communities—helping promote safe and equitable futures for all children, youth, and adults.
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Tribal Data Collection and Governance: Leadership, Advocacy, and Building Data Capacity
In this webinar, the second in the Tribal Data Collection and Governance series, panelists share ways that tribes, governments, and Native-serving organizations are building data systems that will protect sovereignty and governance in the future.
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Listening Deeply and Responding Accordingly: R15CC Facilitates a Community of Practice Rooted in the Perspectives of American Indian Education Directors
Explore the power of a Community of Practice (CoP) for American Indian Education Directors. This story highlights the CoP's role in addressing the unique needs of Indigenous students, fostering collaboration among state agencies, and creating resources to advance equitable outcomes.
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Paradise Unified School District: Building School Mental Health Systems to Support Healing and Recovery Through Project Cal-Well
This brief details the significant strides made by the Paradise Unified School District in establishing robust school mental health systems to facilitate healing and recovery.
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Del Norte Unified School District: A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Services Through Project Cal-Well
This brief highlights Del Norte Unified School District’s approach to enhancing student mental health services via Project Cal-Well.
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