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This WestEd report scans algebra learning for English Learner and Latino students across 13 states against five research-based principles for quality.

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.

In this recorded webinar, explore how schools can support newcomer English Learners through integrated, simultaneous language and content instruction, and preview how QTEL Summer Institutes deepen this work through sustained professional learning.

In this recorded webinar, WestEd experts explore how cross-disciplinary collaboration is the golden thread that supports educators in confidently creating cohesive instruction that expands students’ English language skills.

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.

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 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.