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New Website Offers Adult Learner Numeracy and Digital Literacy Course

The Adult Numeracy in the Digital Era (ANDE) course is now available on a new website at no cost as an open educational resource. Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, the course helps adult learners connect math to their everyday lives as they build skills needed to earn their GED.

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Three Ways to Make Assessment Data More Useful

In this Spotlight, we explore three recent WestEd resources that examine what it takes to build assessment systems, practices, and tools that genuinely support teaching and learning.

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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.

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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.

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Questions We Answer: What Works for Math Learning in Adult Education?

WestEd experts share principles for effective adult numeracy instruction—interactive lessons, relevant content, and strong relationships—to meet diverse learner goals.

Questions We Answer: Ann Edwards and Brent Jackson
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Do Education Research Priorities Align With Classroom Needs? A Look at the Data

Is education research aligned with classroom needs? WestEd experts analyze data to identify the topics researchers focus on and explore the factors that influence decision-making.

Do Education Research Priorities Align With Classroom Needs? A Look at the Data with Sarah Quesen, Senior Director of Assessment, and Andy Latham, Vice President of Mobility and Measurement
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Moving Math Forward: AI, Motivation, Pathways That Work  

In this Spotlight blog, learn more about integrating generative AI while preserving social connection in math classrooms, building motivating learning conditions for math students, and modernizing postsecondary math pathways to expand student opportunity. 

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