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Language at Work: Building Reading Comprehension Through Writing
In this 30-minute webinar, we explore how writing about content, in students’ own voices and in the language of each discipline, can build and hone the skills that complex texts demand. We offer practical strategies for K–12 classrooms and content areas throughout.

Leading With Urgency: 5 Levers for Effective School Improvement and Lasting Change
Part of WestEd’s VITAL Education Series, Leading With Urgency introduces a practical, field-tested framework designed to help K–12 principals navigate the complex challenges of leading meaningful school change efforts.

Evaluation of the Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum English Language Development Modules: Grades 6 Through 8
This resource presents WestEd’s evaluation of the Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum English Language Development modules, finding that the curriculum was implemented with fidelity and positively impacted English Learner students’ achievement in grades 6 through 8.

Reading to Learn: A 7-Step Framework for Optimizing Comprehension, Pre-K–12
Part of WestEd’s VITAL Education Series, this practical book provides a research-based, 7-step process to develop reading comprehension skills across all content areas and grade levels.

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.

Finding the Sweet Spot for English Learner Reclassification: A Study of California’s Criteria
A new study finds that California’s English proficiency exit standard is rigorous yet fair and questions whether the state’s additional reclassification criteria are necessary.

Realizing the Potential of Postsecondary Math
In this recorded Leading Together webinar, WestEd experts discuss the potential to increase the success for every student in postsecondary mathematics by applying the lessons learned from the past 15 years of research and extensive work with college faculty.

How English Learners Are Screened for Risk of Reading Difficulty: Use of English- and Spanish-Language Screeners in the 2023/24 School Year
This brief analyzes how English learners in Massachusetts were screened for reading difficulties during the 2023–24 school year, focusing on the use of English- and Spanish-language early literacy screeners.

Stuck at Red: Persistent Early Literacy Gaps and Later State Test Performance
This brief examines early literacy screening data in Massachusetts from 2021 to 2024, underscoring the need for earlier, targeted support for at risk students.

Early Literacy Performance in Massachusetts: Key Findings from 2023/24 School Year Data
Learn more about the key findings from the 2023–24 early literacy screening data in Massachusetts, collected statewide for kindergarten through grade 3 students.
