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How to Ensure Curriculum Materials Support Formative Assessment Practices

By Barbara Jones, Cali Kaminsky, and Mariann Lemke Why Is Formative Assessment Needed? Although the height of the pandemic has passed, many students are still struggling to catch up to grade-level standards (e.g., as reported in the Education Recovery Scorecard; National Center for Education Statistics). To support these students, teachers must have effective methods to […]

Fostering Equity Through a Shared Understanding of School Performance: American Samoa’s School Accountability Journey

As part of the Region 19 Comprehensive Center, Hendrick Cho and Eric Crane are supporting the American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) in developing a school accountability system that encourages student performance and promotes territory-wide access to equitable education. Read more on how they supported ASDOE’s design of the new School Accountability Improvement System in […]

Supporting Indigenous Heritage Language Acquisition through Funding and Tribal Advocacy

In this blog post, WestEd expert Barbara Jones explores state efforts to systematically support Indigenous instruction and learning. “I want to learn my language to make sure my younger sisters and brothers can speak it. I have to start with myself. It’s hard ‘cuz it’s not spoken in my home…”  – Pueblo High School youth (2014) […]