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What Is The Statewide BHSSA Evaluation?

This WestEd resource explains the statewide BHSSA evaluation, a multi-year study assessing how California’s school behavioral health investments are strengthening student wellness systems across county and local education agency partnerships.

Fact sheet titled "What Is the Statewide BHSSA Evaluation?" produced by WestEd and the California Commission for Behavioral Health, describing the components, timeline, and intended uses of California's statewide school behavioral health evaluation.
ResourceResearch and Evaluation

Youth Reimagining School Behavioral Health Systems

This WestEd resource describes the Youth Engagement Cohort model, a student-centered process in which young people examine data, share perspectives, and present recommendations to shape California’s school behavioral health systems under the BHSSA.

Fact sheet titled "Youth Reimagining School Behavioral Health Systems," produced by WestEd and the California Commission for Behavioral Health, describing the Youth Engagement Cohort model used in California's BHSSA statewide evaluation
ResourceReport

The California State University’s Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program: An Evaluation of Progress From Spring 2024 Through Fall 2025

This report examines CSU’s AANHPI Student Achievement Program, assessing its early impact on student belonging, engagement, and academic success across all 23 campuses.

Cover page of a WestEd report titled "The California State University's Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Student Achievement Program: An Evaluation of Progress From Spring 2024 Through Fall 2025" by Anthony Fong, Edrick Sabalburo, Min Chen-Gaddini, Anne Porterfield, and Neal Finkelstein, March 2026.
ResourceReport

Making Dual Enrollment Work: Solving the Access–Success Paradox With OUSD’s Point Person Model

This report examines how Oakland Unified School District’s dual enrollment point person model operates, what infrastructure it requires, and what it reveals about making open-access dual enrollment work.

Cover page of a WestEd report titled "Making Dual Enrollment Work: Solving the Access–Success Paradox With OUSD's Point Person Model" by Jenna Howard Terrell, Joanna Mathias, Diana Roldan-Rueda, and Alyssa Blanchard, April 2026.
ResourcePaper

What Educational Research Looked Like When Scores Were Rising: A Comparative Analysis of AERA Conference Programs, 2005–2014 and 2022–2025

A research brief that responds to a widely covered critique claiming educational research has become disconnected from classroom realities. Using an analysis of AERA conference programs across two distinct eras, the paper argues that, contrary to the critique, research addressing teacher-identified concerns has largely increased over time, not decreased.

Cover page of a WestEd report titled "What Educational Research Looked Like When Scores Were Rising: A Comparative Analysis of AERA Conference Programs, 2005–2014 and 2022–2025" by Sarah Quesen, April 2026.
ResourceGuide

The REAL Mathematics Digital Design Companion: Applying Equity Principles to Math EdTech Development and Procurement

A practical guide for edtech developers, district/state leaders, and educators to design, evaluate, and procure math digital tools (including AI-based tools) that align with culturally responsive and sustaining education principles.

Cover page of a WestEd report titled "REAL Mathematics Digital Design Companion: Applying Equity Principles to Math EdTech Development and Procurement" by Saroja Warner, Jahneille Cunningham, Aleata Hubbard, John Jacobs, and David Lopez.
ResourceGuide

Understanding and Supporting Your Child’s Math Development: Grades 4—8

Support your child’s math development in Grades 4–8 with clear milestones and strategies to foster effective collaboration between families and teachers.

Cover page of a WestEd Family Engagement Services resource titled "Understanding and Supporting Your Child's Math Development" for Grades 4–8, featuring a milestone table showing key math skills in number sense, operations and problem solving, measurement and data, and geometry from 4th through 8th grade.
ResourceGuide

Understanding and Supporting Your Child’s Math Development: Grades PreK—3

Support your child’s math development in Grades preK–3 with clear milestones and strategies to foster effective collaboration between families and teachers.

Cover page of a WestEd Family Engagement Services resource titled "Understanding and Supporting Your Child's Math Development" for Grades PreK–3, featuring a milestone table showing key math skills in number sense, operations and problem solving, measurement and data, and geometry from preschool through 3rd grade.
ResourceBrief

Rethinking English Learner Reclassification in California: What Research Says About the State’s Criteria

A brief summary of the main takeaways, including key findings and recommendations, from a report on an analysis of California’s English Learner reclassification criteria.

Cover of the WestEd brief titled Rethinking English Learner Reclassification in California: What Research Says About the State's Criteria, authored by Molly Faulkner-Bond, March 2026
ResourcePaper

Expanding Equitable Access to Bilingual Education in California’s Silicon Valley: Analysis and Recommendations

A report that analyzes the current state of bilingual education in California’s Silicon Valley, documenting limited access to bilingual programs and key conditions for success; it offers findings and actionable recommendations for LEAs, community organizations, and policymakers to expand opportunities for English Learner students.

Cover page of a WestEd report titled "Expanding Equitable Access to Bilingual Education in California's Silicon Valley: Analysis and Recommendations," March 2026.