Research & Evaluation
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Joyful Reading, Writing, and Creative Expression with Young Children
These REL West resources share practical strategies for teachers to promote joyful learning experiences—through interactive reading, creative writing, and the arts—for children in preschool through the early elementary grades.
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Supporting School Principals: What do the experts say?
Explore this series of free videos from REL West that describe how states and districts can support and develop principals.
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Supporting Integrated English Learner Student Instruction
This guide is designed to help district and school site leaders assess the professional learning needs of elementary school teachers to implement research-based recommendations for the instruction of English learner students. -
Special Issues Brief: How Region 2 States Are Leveraging Innovative Strategies to Address Critical Shortages of Education Personnel
This brief provides an overview of the education workforce shortage trends both nationally and in Region 2 states (Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island). The brief also highlights examples of how Region 2 states are innovating to address these shortages and provides additional considerations for strategies to address shortages in both the short term and the long term.
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How 2017-2019 State Entity Grantees Are Using Technical Assistance Set-Aside Funds
This report explains how Charter School Programs (CSP) State Entity (SE) grantees are using or proposed to use the TA set- aside portion of their CSP funds to provide technical assistance (TA) to subgrant applicants and charter school authorizers. This report also describes SE activities designed to meet the needs of underserved students, including students with disabilities and English Learners.
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California Special Education Governance and Accountability Study
This study examines California's current governance and accountability structures for students with disabilities, aged 3 to 21, and shares recommendations regarding improvements.
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Elevating Student Voice, Agency, and Co-Creation
This brief produced by the Equity Accelerator discusses the importance of student participation and leadership to advance racial equity.
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California’s Special Education Local Plan Areas: Funding Patterns, Inclusion Rates, and Student Outcomes
This REL West study examines Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) funding patterns, inclusion rates, and student outcomes in California.
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Education and Career Planning in High School: A National Study of School and Student Characteristics and College-Going Behaviors
This REL West study examines the relationships between students’ participation in education and career planning during high school and their application, coursetaking, and enrollment behaviors associated with the transition to college.
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Effect Size Basics: Understanding the Strength of a Program’s Impact
This quick-reference guide provides basic information about the measure called “effect size” to inform the selection of evidence-based interventions.
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Balancing District Impacts and Community Interests: Considerations for District Charter Authorizers
This brief supports a community-based approach to charter school authorizing decisions and better understand the types of district impact assessments that states require.
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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 2: The Roles and Perspectives of Charter School Leaders and Board Members
This report aims to support charter school authorizers in recognizing early warning signs of early school decline from the perspectives of school leaders and governing board members.
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Instructional Practices That Integrate Equity-Centered Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning: Updated Research-to-Practice Brief
This brief explores the integration of SEL with academics and specifically addresses 10 educator practices that promote social, emotional, and academic development.
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Teacher Residency Programs in California: Financial Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities
This brief draws on the second year of the evaluation to understand the extent to which grantee programs are building toward financial sustainability within the context of their one-time funding sources. The findings outlined in this brief indicate that the financial sustainability of programs is a critical challenge to address.
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Serving Non–Systems-Involved Transition-Age Youths Impacted by Human Trafficking: Multidisciplinary Teams and Client Services
WestEd evaluated two pilot programs in California focused on improving supports for youths who are victims of or at risk of human trafficking, especially the underserved NSITA youth population aged 14-24.
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