Making High-Quality STEAM Education a Reality for All Students
Featuring chapters from both researchers and practitioners, this new resource presents promising practices in STEAM education that reflect and utilize student diversity.
Five Tips for Creating Trauma-Informed Learning Environments
Trauma can decrease students’ ability to pay attention, regulate emotion and behavior, or develop positive relationships with adults and peers. Learn five important steps to making schools supportive and safe zones for learning.
Metal Detectors for Improved School Safety? Research Says No.
This new research brief summarizes what’s known about metal detectors in schools and in other settings, including prevalence, effectiveness, cost, and the potential impact on students and learning environments.
Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: An Updated Research Review from WestEd's Justice & Prevention Research Center
This updated review documents the current breadth of evidence on restorative justice, provides a more comprehensive picture of how restorative practices are implemented in schools, and lays the groundwork for future research, implementation, and policy.
April Focus: Promoting High-Quality STEM Teaching and Learning
This April, WestEd focuses on what educators can do to inspire all students, especially those students who are underserved, to learn and succeed in STEM.
Jump-Starting Instructional Transformation for Rapid School Improvement: A Guide for Principals
Transforming instruction is a big job, engaging administrators and teachers over multiple years. Because the challenge can seem so daunting, school leaders can profit from some guidance in knowing where and how to begin. This guide provides that starting point.
Trauma-Informed Practices and Resilience
WestEd delivers solutions to help integrate trauma-informed practices with other whole-child initiatives, such as social and emotional learning approaches, restorative practice approaches, and school climate and culture efforts.
School District Budget Leaders Speak Out on the Silent Recession
When the costs of public education rise faster than revenues, what are districts to do? Read the latest from R&D Alert to learn how some districts are navigating what has been called a “Silent Recession” facing school budgets.
Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement Spring Webinar Series: Register Today
Join us for this engaging webinar series designed to unpack the practices, tools, and resources in the Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement framework.
Addressing the Impact of the Opioid Epidemic: A Trauma-Informed Cross-Sector Approach
Missed our panel discussion on the opioid epidemic? No problem. Watch the discussion in its entirety on our Facebook page.