R&D Alert Print Editions
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R&D Alert® Vol. 12, No. 2
This issue of R&D Alert explores WestEd's successful approaches to school turnaround, a degree-focused program for early childhood educators, taking a direct approach to strengthening school leaders, and research on outcomes for children in foster care.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 12, No. 1
This issue of R&D Alert explores how researchers and practitioners are partnering with districts, improving instruction for English language learners, and shaping school reform efforts by improving instruction for special education students.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 11, No. 2: Focus on Assessment
This issue of R&D Alert explores how researchers and practitioners are creating assessments to meet the needs of education in the 21st century.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 11, No. 1: Focus on Postsecondary Readiness
WestEd's work spans K-16 education and beyond. This issue of R&D Alert addresses a topic that connects the upper levels of this span: postsecondary readiness.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 10, No. 2: Focus on Professional Development
This issue of R&D Alert focuses on professional development, with articles describing approaches to effective professional development, lessons learned from successful programs, and research on professional development.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 10, No. 1: Focus on English Learners
Providing effective support for the nation's rapidly growing population of English learners has become a top priority of schools throughout the U.S. This R&D Alert samples from WestEd's wide-ranging expertise in this area.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 9, No. 2: Focus on Education Research
As an agency committed to evidence-based practices, WestEd engages in a wide range of research and seeks to translate research knowledge into effective policy and practice. This issue of R&D Alert includes articles describing examples of WestEd-led research.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 9, No. 1: Focus on Improving Mathematics and Science Education
Building on WestEd's extensive expertise in mathematics and science, this issue of R&D Alert describes strategies and lessons learned from some of WestEd's most successful efforts in these areas.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 8, No. 2: Focus on Turning Around Low-Performing Schools and Districts
This issue of R&D Alert describes resources, strategies, and research findings that offer promise for making a difference in academically troubled schools and districts.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 8, No. 1: Focus on Using Data to Drive Reform
This issue of R&D Alert focuses on a perennial challenge in education and human development: how to make the most of information — whether test results, research findings, or other data.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 7, No. 3: Focus on Early Childhood Education
While the importance of early childhood education has long been recognized, traditional ideas of "school readiness" may be outdated. The first years of life do not simply set the stage for school — they are uniquely important in their own right.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 7, No. 2: Focus on Teacher Quality
This issue of R&D Alert draws on WestEd's work to offer solutions for recruiting new teachers, retaining highly qualified teachers, and improving teacher quality through professional development.
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R&D Alert® Vol. 7, No. 1: Focus on Secondary Schools
This issue of R&D Alert draws on WestEd's work to offer solutions for improving literacy in secondary schools, developing effective small schools, and better preparing underserved high school students for success in post-secondary education and beyond.
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