Spotlight: Evidence and Research Use in Education Policy and Practice
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Check out these tools and resources designed to assist educators and policymakers in shaping practice based on evidence in schools, districts, and across states.
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WestEd recently completed and submitted a comprehensive research and action plan that is being used to reach consensus on priority actions to transform education in North Carolina and provide a sound basic education for all. The report identifies positive, interdisciplinary actions the state can take immediately and over the next decade to provide necessary foundational opportunities to serve all students.
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Access resources designed to help educators create positive, safe, and comfortable environments for students and teachers.
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Join us for a webinar series designed to showcase best practices, tools, and resources that help you drive improvement in your state, district, and school.
A new paper from the Center on School Turnaround presents guidelines and recommendations for states and districts as they seek to improve systems that support instructional practices.
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Find out how relationship-building – teacher to student, student to student, teacher to teacher, and administrator to teacher – guides improvement at the Chula Vista Elementary School District.
Check out these resources to learn about supporting English learner students, implementing restorative-justice practices, and more.
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Learn how Perry Street Charter School in Washington, DC, worked with WestEd to document and disseminate its successful turnaround process.
Learn about WestEd’s approach to supporting transformational leadership in schools and districts using the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework.
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Carlas McCauley, Director of the Center on School Turnaround, is joining a new nationwide peer review network as part of the new Check State Plans: Promise to Practice campaign.