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How a Structural Lens Can Help Schools Cultivate Well-Being and Belonging for Students
WestEd experts share practical frameworks and real-world examples to help education leaders cultivate the conditions for student learning and well-being.

Episode 23: How Education Leaders Can Reduce Administrative Burden and Reclaim Staff Time
Every reporting requirement is intended to serve a purpose, but is each one delivering value? In this episode, Kelsey Krausen, Director of Education Finance at WestEd, shares how education leaders can separate meaningful data reporting from burdensome paperwork and reclaim more staff time to focus on students.

Episode 22: Hooked on a Feeling—Creating a Strong K–5 Literacy Culture
What if elementary students could feel a culture of literacy the moment they walk into school? In this episode of Leading Voices, literacy expert Misty Sailors shares practical strategies for nurturing strong readers and writers through everyday practices that energize, support, and motivate students.

8 Things Educators Should Know About Writing Apprenticeship
Writing Apprenticeship helps educators make writing part of how students think, learn, and communicate across subjects. Explore eight core ideas behind the approach.

Episode 21: School-Based Healthcare Is Expanding. How Can Schools Sustain It?
WestEd’s Lisa Eisenberg, a national expert in child and youth health financing, shares practical strategies for sustaining school-based healthcare by blending Medicaid, grants, and partnerships.

Evidence-Based, No-Cost Professional Learning: How Arizona Is Strengthening Literacy in K–5 Classrooms
The Structured Literacy for Success initiative works to strengthen K–5 literacy in Arizona by supporting 300 teachers with coursework and coaching toward Arizona’s K–5 Literacy Endorsement.

Join the NURTURES Impact Study: Strengthening Elementary Science, Math, and Literacy
In this Q&A, WestEd Senior Project Director Cathy Ringstaff answers district and school leaders’ questions about joining the NURTURES impact study—what it involves, how schools benefit, and how it works.

Strengthening Student Writing for Today’s Accountability Demands with WestEd’s Formative Writing Framework
As writing expectations evolve, learn how WestEd’s Formative Writing Framework helps schools strengthen instruction and improve student outcomes.

Reclassifying English Learners, Boosting Math, and Improving Early Literacy: What Three New Studies Say
In this spotlight blog, new WestEd research examines English Learner reclassification in California, the impact of NBA Math Hoops on student math achievement, and whether early literacy screening leads to meaningful intervention.

Rethinking Accountability, Attendance, and Funding in Uncertain Times
Explore how rethinking accountability, attendance, and funding systems can reduce barriers and better support student success in this spotlight blog.
