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Blog PostInsights & Impact

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.

Young student in a science class
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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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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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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.

Two women in discussion, looking at a laptop
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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 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. 

Student writing on whiteboard
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Instructional Coaches Are Key to Making Disciplinary Literacy Stick 

Learn how instructional coaches can build schoolwide commitment to disciplinary literacy with practical strategies from WestEd’s Leading Together webinar.

Two teachers in conversation in a library
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New Research on Early Literacy Laws and Multilingual Learners: Lessons From Massachusetts

A recent study examined how English Learners were screened for reading difficulties using English- and Spanish-language early literacy screeners. The findings underscore the need for states and districts to ensure that literacy screening policies effectively serve all learners.

An elementary school student sitting at a table, flipping through a book
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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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Literacy Practices That Support Multilingual Student Success Across Content Areas 

Learn how educators can support Multilingual Learners as disciplinary thinkers with four key strategies taken from WestEd’s Leading Together webinar.

Teacher reading to two students in a library