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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.

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.

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.

This resource collection, curated for AERA and NCME Annual Meeting attendees, offers research papers, blog articles, and websites, reflecting WestEd’s commitment to rigorous research and practical, ready-to-use resources designed to inform and engage professionals in a variety of fields.

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.

Explore research-backed, ready-to-use strategies for creating inclusive STEM experiences for elementary and middle school learners.

Explore this comparative report on Colorado and Washington strategies for supporting highly mobile youth, highlighting policies, collaboration models, and recommendations to improve educational stability.

Explore WestEd’s research, tools, and strategies for supporting bilingual and multilingual education in collaboration with presentations at the 2026 California Association for Bilingual Education Annual Conference in San Francisco.

This brief explores the policy levers California state leaders can use to build a stronger, more sustainable bilingual teacher workforce.

This brief explores WestEd’s analysis of bilingual teacher workforce trends and what it means for California’s 2030 biliteracy goals.