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Blog PostInsights & Impact

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.

Teacher with student in the classroom working on writing excercise
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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.

Education leaders in conversation
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Moving PLCs From Planning to Learning: The VITAL Approach 

Learn how school leaders can move PLCs from planning to learning-focused collaboration using WestEd’s VITAL framework and practical strategies.

Teachers working together in a PLC
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Centering Community Priorities Through Participatory Evaluation 

Learn how Richmond’s Fund for Children and Youth and WestEd’s participatory evaluation model are driving impactful, evidence-based programs for children, youth, and families.

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Episode 19: 5 Strategies for Overcoming the Opioid Epidemic in Schools and Communities 

In this Leading Voices episode, expert Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia joins host Grace Westermann to share five evidence-based strategies and explore how cross-sector collaboration can prevent opioid misuse and save lives.

Strategies for Overcoming the Opioid Epidemic in Schools and Communities With Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia
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How Schools and Districts Are Taking Action on Student Health and Well-Being

This Spotlight explores how some schools and districts are promoting student health and well-being, including forming strategic partnerships and using trauma-informed practices.

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Beyond the Report: How One School District Brought Curriculum Review Findings to Life 

Discover how Tolleson Union High School District partnered with WestEd to review curriculum, strengthen instruction, and turn educator and student feedback into meaningful improvements for teaching and learning.

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WestEd Studies Impact of Innovative Youth Mental Health Initiative Now Expanding to Seven More States | Q&A With Dr. Tracy A. Huebner 

In this Q&A, Dr. Tracy A. Huebner, Director of Special Programs and Initiatives at WestEd’s Center for Economic Mobility, provides an inside look at WestEd’s documentation and reporting of implementation experiences and lessons learned related to Year 1 of the Youth Mental Health Corps. 

WestEd Studies Impact of Innovative Youth Mental Health Initiative Now Expanding to Seven More States | Q&A With Dr. Tracy A. Huebner
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Improving Professional Learning Communities With VITAL Collaboration™: Q&A With WestEd Experts

Discover how WestEd experts use VITAL Collaboration™ to transform PLCs into sustainable, inquiry-driven engines of continuous school improvement.

Johanna Barmore Melissa Strang Q&A
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Why Family Engagement Matters for Literacy Success

Strong readers and writers often develop their literacy skills at home before entering formal education. Explore how schools can enhance literacy by linking family practices with classroom instruction.

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