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Two Education Leaders Strengthen Culture and Community in a Virtual Environment

Two leaders at California Online Public Schools share how they’re building trust, strengthening teams, and creating a stronger sense of connection and community in a virtual environment.

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The Interpersonal Skills Principals Need to Lead and Stay

What does it take to lead a school well—and sustain that leadership? In this episode, WestEd’s Director of Educational Leadership Ayele Dodoo discusses how interpersonal skills shape effective principal leadership, from building trust and developing talent to practicing self-care and creating systems of support. She shares practical insights for supporting principals to lead, succeed, and stay.

Episode 24 The Interpersonal Skills Principals Need to Lead and Stay
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Strengthening Math Systems Across Grade Levels: Insights on Instructional Materials, Early Childhood, and High School Pathways 

This Spotlight highlights three WestEd resources that examine what it takes to build math systems that work, from the instructional materials used in middle school classrooms to family engagement in early childhood to new course options for high school students.

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Building Accountability Systems That Support Continuous Improvement 

Building accountability systems that support continuous improvement takes more than flexibility. This Spotlight blog highlights three WestEd resources on how to enact efficient systems.

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Can Universal Math Screeners Identify Dyscalculia Risk?

WestEd’s Sarah Quesen on dyscalculia and a new screening tool developed and validated with K–3 students

Banner image for a WestEd.org blog titled, "Can Universal Math Screeners Identify Dyscalculia Risk?" by Sarah Quesen, Senior Director of Assessment, WestEd
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How Districts Can Build a More Coherent K–5 Literacy System | Q&A With WestEd’s Misty Sailors and Menya Cole 

In this Q&A, WestEd’s Misty Sailors and Menya Cole explain how Language, Literacy, and Learning connects planning, coaching, and professional learning.

Banner image for WestEd.org blog titled, "How Districts Can Build a More Coherent K–5 Literacy System," a Q&A with WestEd’s Misty Sailors (Research Director, Literacy) and Menya Cole (Research and Program Associate, Literacy).
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Episode 24: Expanding High School Math for a Data-Driven World

High schoolers are living in a world rife with data. Are they equipped to make sense of it? In this episode, Amy Getz, Senior Program Associate at WestEd, discusses how high schools can strengthen student preparation for college, careers, and life by expanding advanced math options to include data literacy, statistics, and quantitative reasoning.

Episode 24 Expanding High School Math for a Data-Driven World with Amy Getz
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Beyond Identification: Creating the Conditions for Continuous Improvement

From accountability data to school improvement: explore four organizational conditions and how Arkansas is aligning planning, funding, and support to act on them.

Banner for WestEd.org blog titled "Beyond Identification: Creating the Conditions for Continuous Improvement" by Mel Wylen (Research Manager) and Mitch Herz (School Accountability Researcher, Assessment for Learning).
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Building Coherent Literacy Systems: Insights on Culture, Framework, and Sustained Practice 

Explore three WestEd resources on building coherent literacy systems, from school leadership to Reading Apprenticeship across disciplines.

Blog PostInsights & Impact

Making Every Dollar Count With Student Success ROI 

With school budgets tightening, Student Success ROI helps districts identify which programs deliver the most value for students and dollars.

Blog entry titled 'Making Every Dollar Count with Student Success ROI,' by Kelsey Krausen, Director of Education Finance, and Ruthie Caparas, Research Associate, Strategic Resource Allocation and Systems Planning.