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Every reporting requirement is intended to serve a purpose, but is each one delivering value? In this episode, Kelsey Krausen, Director of Education Finance at WestEd, shares how education leaders can separate meaningful data reporting from burdensome paperwork and reclaim more staff time to focus on students.

In this five-part series, WestEd math education experts share the latest WestEd research on how high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) and their implementation impact math teaching and learning.

In partnership with UC Berkeley, WestEd brings NASA's GLOBE program to K–12 classrooms, equipping teachers to guide students in collecting real environmental data, developing STEM identity, and presenting their findings to working scientists.

Discover how middle school science teachers can incorporate data science into instruction using big data tools, language routines, and NGSS-aligned practices.

Stay interviews are simple in concept and powerful in practice. Learn how states are using them to understand what helps teachers thrive, what barriers they face, and what encourages them to continue growing in the profession.

What if elementary students could feel a culture of literacy the moment they walk into school? In this episode of Leading Voices, literacy expert Misty Sailors shares practical strategies for nurturing strong readers and writers through everyday practices that energize, support, and motivate students.

Writing Apprenticeship helps educators make writing part of how students think, learn, and communicate across subjects. Explore eight core ideas behind the approach.

Kirk Walters, Vice President of Teaching and Learning at WestEd, explores why schools and districts should consider offering Algebra I to students in 8th grade.

WestEd's Lisa Eisenberg, a national expert in child and youth health financing, shares practical strategies for sustaining school-based healthcare by blending Medicaid, grants, and partnerships.

Explore how states and colleges are tackling teacher shortages and diversity gaps through innovative pathways, licensure reforms, and bilingual workforce strategies through key insights from recent WestEd research.

Explore how states and colleges are tackling teacher shortages and diversity gaps through innovative pathways, licensure reforms, and bilingual workforce strategies through key insights from recent WestEd research.

The Adult Numeracy in the Digital Era (ANDE) course is now available on a new website at no cost as an open educational resource. Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, the course helps adult learners connect math to their everyday lives as they build skills needed to earn their GED.

The Adult Numeracy in the Digital Era (ANDE) course is now available on a new website at no cost as an open educational resource. Funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, the course helps adult learners connect math to their everyday lives as they build skills needed to earn their GED.

Discover how STEM teachers can use generative AI for real instructional impact, with research insights on current use, barriers, and the supports needed for student-centered learning.

Discover how STEM teachers can use generative AI for real instructional impact, with research insights on current use, barriers, and the supports needed for student-centered learning.

With funding from The Wallace Foundation, WestEd and the NAESP Foundation are launching two national projects to modernize how school principals are evaluated.

With funding from The Wallace Foundation, WestEd and the NAESP Foundation are launching two national projects to modernize how school principals are evaluated.

In this Spotlight, we explore three recent WestEd resources that examine what it takes to build assessment systems, practices, and tools that genuinely support teaching and learning.

In this Spotlight, we explore three recent WestEd resources that examine what it takes to build assessment systems, practices, and tools that genuinely support teaching and learning.

The Structured Literacy for Success initiative works to strengthen K–5 literacy in Arizona by supporting 300 teachers with coursework and coaching toward Arizona’s K–5 Literacy Endorsement.