Recognizing the importance of measuring and improving campus climate, a network of California schools and districts have teamed up with school climate experts and state education agency personnel to form the Middle Grades School Climate Alliance.

In this issue of the REL West Research Digest, read about the evolving work of this professional learning community—which includes Regional Educational Laboratory West (REL West) staff—and its members’ use of school climate data to assess needs, implement improvement projects, and monitor progress.

Visit the REL West Research Digest (April 2015) resource page to download a free copy.