Research & Evaluation
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Sustaining Core Strength: How Core to College States Continue Alignment Efforts Between K–12 and Higher Education
Learn how K-12 and higher education systems collaborate on the new standards to help students successfully transition to postsecondary education.
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Bringing the Common Core State Standards to Life Through Site-Located Teacher Learning Structures
Learn how four school districts are designing and implementing site-based, lesson-focused teacher professional learning in the Common Core era.
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Teacher Evaluation and Professional Learning: Lessons From Early Implementation in a Large Urban District
This study examines the alignment between teacher evaluation and teacher professional learning.
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Learning Math with Curious George: PBS KIDS Transmedia and Digital Learning Games in the Preschool Classroom
Learn how transmedia learning can support preschool mathematics achievement.
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ProMatch Case Study: Successful Practices and Strategies to Build English Learners' Job Readiness and Job Search Skills
How can job search programs better serve English learners? Read this WestEd evaluation report to find out.
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Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: A Research Review
Gain perspective on restorative justice in U.S. schools through this comprehensive review of the literature.
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Analysis of the Stability of Teacher-Level Growth Scores From the Student Growth Percentile Model
How does a popular measure of teacher effectiveness hold up under scrutiny? Find out in this REL West research report.
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Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: Practitioners’ Perspectives
Learn how practitioners are integrating restorative justice practices into their schools as an alternative to traditional responses to student misbehavior.
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Many Pathways to Student Success in Mathematics: Middle and High School Math Course Sequences and Placement Decisions in the Math in Common Districts
This report explores the decision-making of 10 California school districts implementing Common Core State Standards in Math.
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A Descriptive Study of the Pilot Implementation of Student Learning Objectives in Arizona and Utah
This study of the pilot implementation of student learning objectives in Arizona and Utah in 2013/14 offers new evidence about this expanding approach to teacher evaluation.
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Arizona's Invisible Achievement Gap: Education Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in the State’s Public Schools
The report breaks new ground in Arizona by linking individual student education data and child welfare data to create the state's first-ever education snapshot of all K–12 students in foster care.
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Evaluation of the Orange County Information Technology Cluster Competitiveness Project
Read WestEd's evaluation of a program designed to meet employer demand for information technology skilled employees in Orange County, CA.
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Advanced Course Completion in Magnet and Comprehensive High Schools: A Study in Nevada's Clark County School District
This study addresses whether the relationship between students’ prior academic achievement and their likelihood of completing an advanced course differs by type of high school.
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Restorative Justice in U.S. Schools: Summary Findings from Interviews with Experts
This report summarizes interviews with experts on the promise of restorative justice, an approach to justice that focuses on repairing harm and restoring relationships, rather than simply punishing the perpetrator.
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Learning with PBS KIDS: A Study of Family Engagement and Early Mathematics Achievement
WestEd research shows family engagement can help to improve mathematics learning in preschoolers, particularly those from economically disadvantaged families.
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