Research Brief
Elementary Schools for Equity
Reading Like a Historian
School District Collaboration: Lessons From Districts Participating in California Education Partners’ California Language & Learning Initiative (CALLI)
In spring 2017, WestEd was engaged to conduct a formative evaluation of the California Language & Learning Initiative – a cross-district collaboration developed and supported by California Education Partners (Ed Partners). Over the next four years, WestEd staff conducted a series of interviews to advise Ed Partners on participants’ perceptions of the initiative and their […]
Summary of Transitional Kindergarten vs. Prekindergarten: A Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Student Literacy Skills
This research brief summarizes the findings from a study by Christopher Doss comparing the academic outcomes of students who were eligible for SFUSD’s Transitional Kindersgarten (TK) program to students who were only eligible for San Francisco’s pre-K services.The study found that TK and pre-K have different characteristics and offer different programs to students. The researcher […]
Summary of Research Findings: Summer Credit Recovery Impact on Newcomer English Learners
This brief summarizes findings from a study of San Francisco Unified School District’s EL Village. EL Village (now called Summer Academy for Integrated Language Learning – SAILL) was designed to improve academic outcomes for high school students who are newcomer English Learners. The voluntary program offered free five-week content courses in English Language Arts, math, […]
Free Meals for All: Utilization of School Meals and Nutrition Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This brief reports on a study of the utilization of the National School Lunch Programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, when onsite consumption and distribution requirements were relaxed.
Reading Like a Historian
This brief discusses the Reading Like a Historian curriculum, created by Stanford History Education Group, to engage students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents modified for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions […]
Summary of: Global Variation in COVID-19 School Reopening Measures
This brief summarizes findings from a systemic content analysis of documents in a new Stanford University database of international school reopening measures. The purpose of the database is to support school district leaders’ decisions about options to consider when reopening schools during the continuing pandemic. Five themes, categorized as Basic Measures, made up the vast […]