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Blog PostInsights & Impact

How PITC and Early Head Start Are Aligned in Purpose and Practice 

Learn how PITC supports Early Head Start with research-based training and tools for nurturing, developmentally appropriate infant and toddler care

Toddlers and caregivers in a learning environment
Blog PostInsights & Impact

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.

A group of students talking in a school hallway.
Blog PostInsights & Impact

What Is a Special Education System Review and How Can It Support LEAs and SEAs?

In this Q&A, WestEd’s Tori Ballew explains how special education system reviews can help local and state education agencies identify root causes, strengthen implementation, and move from compliance-focused fixes to sustainable improvement.

"What Is a Special Education System Review and How Can It Support LEAs and SEAs?" a Q&A with Tori Ballew, Program Manager at the Center for Education Systems at WestEd
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Stay Interviews: A Proactive Strategy for Strengthening Teacher Retention

Stay interviews are simple in concept and powerful in practice. Learn how states are using them to understand what helps teachers thrive, what barriers they face, and what encourages them to continue growing in the profession.

A teacher and a principal having a conversation, sitting at a table
Blog PostPodcasts

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.

Episode 21: School-Based Healthcare is Expanding. How Can Schools Sustain It?
Blog PostInsights & Impact

What’s Working to Grow the Teacher Workforce: Insights on Pathways, Licensure, and Bilingual Staffing 

Explore how states and colleges are tackling teacher shortages and diversity gaps through innovative pathways, licensure reforms, and bilingual workforce strategies through key insights from recent WestEd research.

Teachers working together
Blog PostInsights & Impact

New Special Education Support Available for California Charter Schools

Through CA STACS, the California Department of Education and WestEd are partnering on a new, three-year effort to deliver specialized technical assistance that meets charter schools’ unique special education needs.

A teacher working with a group of early learners, all seated at a table
Blog PostInsights & Impact

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
Blog PostNews Releases

Six Tennessee School Districts Work Together to Advance Science Education

This fall, the state of Tennessee is shifting to rigorous new learning goals, the Tennessee Academic Standards for Science, that will raise the bar for…

WestEd News
Blog PostInsights & Impact

New Research Explores What Longitudinal Early Literacy Data Reveal About Persistent Reading Gaps

WestEd researchers analyzed early literacy screening data to examine what happens to students who begin the year at risk for reading difficulty. The findings raise questions about how early screening data are used and how long students are allowed to remain at risk without additional support.

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