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Declining Enrollment in America’s Public Schools: How States Can Respond Strategically

This WestEd and Bellwether policy brief examines sustained K–12 enrollment decline and offers three recommendations to help state leaders align funding, build local capacity, and strengthen public confidence in public schools.

Cover page of a Bellwether and WestEd policy brief titled "Declining Enrollment in America's Public Schools: How States Can Respond Strategically" by Carrie Hahnel and Jason Willis, June 2026, featuring a photo of empty classroom desks and chairs.
ResourceReport

Improving American Indian Student Outcomes in Nevada

An impact story describing how the Western Educational Equity Assistance Center (WEEAC) at WestEd partnered with Nevada’s Office of Indian Education to develop the Plan to Improve Outcomes for American Indian Students in Nevada 2025–2030.

Cover page of a 2026 WEEAC and Utah Education Policy Center impact story titled "Improving American Indian Student Outcomes in Nevada," describing WEEAC's technical assistance to Nevada's Office of Indian Education in developing a 5-year improvement plan.
ResourceTraining and Professional DevelopmentGuide

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.

Cover page of the VITAL Education Series resource titled, "Reading to LEARN: A 7-Step Framework for Optimizing Comprehension," by Kevin Perks and Melissa Strand.
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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
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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.
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Supporting Schools Before Students Are at Risk: Early Warning Systems for Proactive Prevention

This paper explores the value of identifying early signs of distress in schools by examining leadership stability, staff management, culture, finances, and instructional programs.

Supporting Schools Before Students Are at Risk: Early Warning Systems for Proactive Prevention A National Implementation Framework for State Education Agencies
ResourceTraining and Professional Development

Re-VITALizing Your Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

Discover how Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) drive sustained instructional improvement by making teaching practice visible, embedding feedback into learning cycles, and strengthening collective expertise to boost student outcomes.

WestEd's Leading Together 30-Minute Webinar Series: Re-VITALizing Your Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
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WestEd Perspectives Collection

A curated collection of WestEd Perspectives pieces—these thought leadership pieces offer timely, research-informed analysis and actionable recommendations for state and local policymakers, education leaders, and practitioners on the most urgent and complex issues in education and human development.

WestEd Perspectives Collection
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Strategies and Suggestions for Local Education Agencies Using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement Framework  

This guide is for district leadership teams to use as a supplement to the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework and related CALL survey. It suggests strategies and reflection questions to help guide school turnaround efforts.

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Enhancing Organizational Impact: A Self-Assessment for Systems Effectiveness

WestEd’s Systems Effectiveness Self-Assessment tool offers a structured approach to examining organizational health.
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