Research & Evaluation
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Securing and Protecting Education Funding in California
The new report Securing and Protecting Education Funding in California examines how California might secure and protect revenues for schools in sustainable and responsible ways over both the short and long terms.
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Launching the California Teacher Residency Grant Program: Findings from Year 1 (2019/20)
This report summarizes learnings from the California Teacher Residency Grant Program's first year of implementation, 2019–20. It presents early evidence on leading indicators of employment outcomes and findings about how central aspects of grantee partnerships are functioning from the perspectives of key stakeholders.
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Voices From the Field: County Office of Education Leaders Discuss COVID-19’s Impact on California Education
To better understand the reopening planning process and other issues related to education during the pandemic, WestEd conducted interviews with COE leaders about how school closures impacted their work with districts and schools.
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Assessment Leadership: Leading a Balanced, Comprehensive Assessment System to Improve Teaching and Learning
This brief provides district and school leaders with guidance on developing core competencies of assessment literacy to support the development and implementation of a comprehensive and balanced assessment system.
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Research in Brief: School-Based Law Enforcement
This research brief summarizes the evidence on school-based law enforcement and its impact on school safety as well as racial differences in how school-based law enforcement is experienced.
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Strengthening the Data Use and Continuous Improvement Capacity of Teacher Preparation Programs
This paper addresses how effective teacher preparation programs can expand their capacity to use data for continuous improvement.
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Strengthening the Clinical Orientation of Teacher Preparation Programs
This paper identifies key levers to put high-quality clinical experience—that is, the opportunity to practice the work of teaching in classrooms—at the center of teacher preparation
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Building Strong Partnerships to Improve Clinically Oriented Teacher Preparation
This paper describes how CSU campuses and their partner school districts strengthened their relationships and developed strategic partnerships for high-quality, clinically oriented teacher preparation reform.
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The NGEI Approach to Improving Teacher Preparation in the CSU Through a System of Supports
This paper reviews the evolution of a system of support for NGEI campuses that included targeted grant requirements, coaching and technical assistance, and a learning community to help partnerships share problems of practice.
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Integrating Social and Emotional Learning throughout the School System: A Compendium of Resources for District Leaders
This compendium provides resources for district leaders to consider as they seek to implement evidence-based supports to ensure social and emotional learning (SEL) is fully integrated into educational experiences.
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NGSS in the Classroom: What Early Implementer Science Instruction Looks Like
What does NGSS science teaching look like in the classroom? The report discusses teachers’ experiences with four instructional practices that promote equitable instruction, an explicit feature of the NGSS.
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California Special Education Funding System Study: A Descriptive Analysis of Special Education Funding in California (Executive Summary)
This Executive Summary outlines the current special education funding system identified in the report, California Special Education Funding System Study: A Descriptive Analysis of Special Education Funding in California.
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California Special Education Funding System Study, Part 1: A Descriptive Analysis of Special Education Funding in California
This report details the current special education funding system in California, its history, and the role of the state and intermediaries in the distribution and use of those resources.
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Ready Now: Science and Engineering EdTech Guide
This digital EdTech guide contains a variety of K-12+ education technology offerings focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
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Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools: Part 1 – The Role and Perspective of Charter School Authorizers
This report can help charter school authorizers and other sector stakeholders recognize signs of distress in schools in their unique contexts and take action towards the goal of school improvement.
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