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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
Blog PostInsights & Impact

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
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 PostPodcasts

Episode 20: Reaching Infants, Toddlers, and Families Who Need Us Most

In this episode of the Leading Voices podcast, host Danny Torres speaks with  Leslie Fox, Director of Early Childhood Mental Health, Development, and Disabilities at WestEd, about the Collective Impact Model for Child Find (CIM-C), a model demonstration project that strengthens referral pathways and improves access to early intervention services for young children and their families in underserved and rural communities.

Reaching Infants, Toddlers, and Families Who Need Us Most With Leslie Fox
Blog PostInsights & Impact

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.

QA blog Rosalva / Erica
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What Matters Most in Order to Realize Positive Outcomes for Students With Disabilities?

What’s the best way for state and local leaders to boost outcomes for students with disabilities and help more students succeed? WestEd experts explore five key strategies that can have a lasting impact.

WestEd Perspectives: What Matters Most In Order to Realize Positive Outcomes for Students With Disabilities blog post on WestEd.org by Rorie Fitzpatrick (Vice President, K-12 Systems) and Michele Rovins (Senior Director, Special Education Policy and Practice).
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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
Blog PostInsights & Impact

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.

Father with young child reading a picture book outdoors
Blog PostInsights & Impact

Lessons From a Rural School’s Path to Renewal 

Discover how Selma Middle School in rural North Carolina overcame high turnover and stagnant performance to become a ‘School to Watch,’ offering lessons on trust, teamwork, and sustainable improvement.

Teacher in the classroom school transformation