Reaching, Teaching, and Empowering Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic
REL West explores home-school-community partnerships and the importance of sharing responsibility for children’s learning during COVID-19.
REL West explores home-school-community partnerships and the importance of sharing responsibility for children’s learning during COVID-19.
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REL West’s BethAnn Berliner spoke with leading dropout prevention scholar, Dr. Russell W. Rumberger, to discuss students vulnerable to dropping out during this time.
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Many of the strategies educators and leaders use during in-person settings can also be used in the distance learning environment — they just look a bit different.
New REL West tools support the selection of evidence-based strategies for distance learning and other environments.
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In mathematics, students learn to discern patterns or structures in numbers, shapes, or equations. But, they can also be encouraged to see patterns and structures in other subject areas.
This month we highlight strategies for student success in STEM subjects. Check out the following six tips and accompanying resources.
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Located in California’s rural Central Valley, Parlier Unified School District is committed to every student attending school every day during a regular school year. In partnership with WestEd’s Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West), Parlier Unified School District is three years into a community-wide campaign to reduce chronic absence, and the district is achieving encouraging […]
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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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In the face of a severe teacher shortage, CSU Bakersfield's teacher residency prepares educators who are committed to making a positive impact in the lives of students.
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