Healthy U: How a New App Provides Sexual Health Education to Incarcerated Youth
Delivered through a tablet-based app, Healthy U is a first-of-its-kind teen pregnancy prevention program for young males in a juvenile justice environment.
WestEd STEM Projects Featured in National Science Foundation Video Showcase
WestEd projects are featured in the 5th annual STEM for All Video Showcase. The event features over 240 innovative projects aimed at improving STEM learning and teaching, which have been funded by the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies. During the week-long event (May 13-20), researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and members of the public are […]
Redesigning Math Curriculum to Improve Student Learning
How can research findings from cognitive and learning sciences be applied in authentic settings to improve student learning outcomes in mathematics?
The SEL Center: Working to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety
Explore more than 70 resources designed to help educators at the state and local levels integrate evidence-based SEL and school safety practices into teaching and learning.
June Focus: Improving School Climate and Culture for Student and Staff Success
Access school climate and culture research, webinars, and services designed to help schools and districts increase student attendance and achievement and improve school safety.
WestEd STEM Researchers Study Early Elementary Science Instruction Post Professional Development
Judith Haymore Sandholtz with the University of California, Irvine, and WestEd researchers Cathy Ringstaff and Bryan Matlen publish longitudinal case studies, supported by the National Science Foundation, that demonstrate how teacher professional development can hold promise in promoting effective early elementary science instruction, and offer guidance on how to cope with school-level factors that change over time.
WestEd's Staci Wendt Co-Authors Article on the Value of a Transcendental Meditation Program for Middle School Students
New research suggests middle school students practicing Transcendental Meditation as part of the widely implemented school Quiet Time program can significantly improve their social-emotional competencies and alleviate psychological distress.
Four Recommendations for Designing a Single, Web-based Reporting Platform for K–12 Education Agencies
In response to the January 2019–20 California State Budget Proposal, this policy and practice brief offers four recommendations for designing a single, web-based reporting platform for K–12 education agencies through a process that values end users and fosters innovation.
Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: Read Our Updated Research Review
Preliminary evidence suggests that restorative justice practices may have positive effects across several outcomes related to discipline, attendance, graduation, climate, and culture.
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.