WestEd

WestEd
TypeNonprofit
PurposeEducation, Youth Development, Public Policy
Headquarters730 Harrison Street San Francisco, California
CEO
Glen Harvey

WestEd is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization.[1][2] The organization's mission states, "WestEd, a research, development, and services agency, works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults."[3][4][5]

In 2013, WestEd's annual revenue was approximately $137 million, with over 530 clients and funders including the United States Department of Education, National Science Foundation, the United States Department of Justice, and many state, county, local, philanthropic, and business entities.[6] WestEd has been vetted and approved as a qualified service provider in the following federal contracting programs: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Program Support Center (PSC) Task Order Contracts, and the General Service Administration's Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) Schedule (SIN 874-1: Integrated Consulting Services).[7][8][9]

WestEd conducts various services – consulting and technical assistance, evaluation, policy, professional development, and research and development – aimed at supporting and improving education and human development.[10][11][12] WestEd’s work is focused in several key areas: college and career; early childhood development and learning; English language learners; health, safety, and well-being; literacy; schools, districts, and state education systems; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; special education; standards, assessment, and accountability; and teachers and leaders.[4][13][14][15]

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  2. ^ Orey, M., M. Fitzgerald, and R. Branch (2004). Educational Media and Technology Yearbook ISBN 978-1-59158-068-3
  3. ^ "WestEd: Success for Every Learner". www.wested.org. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. ^ a b "Regional Educational Laboratories West - REL West". ies.ed.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  5. ^ Educational Media and Technology Yearbook 2002. ISBN 1-56308-910-6
  6. ^ "WestEd 2013 Year in Review" (PDF). www.wested.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  7. ^ "Working With WestEd". www.wested.org. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  8. ^ "Unknown". www.gsaadvantage.gov. [dead link]
  9. ^ "R -- DHHS/PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER (PSC) TASK ORDER CONTRACTS - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities". www.fbo.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-11-12.
  10. ^ Branch, R. and M. Fitzgerald (1999). Educational Media and Technology Yearbook. ISBN 978-1-56308-636-6
  11. ^ Fusco, M. and S. Ketchum. (2002). Distance Learning for Higher Education: An Annotated Bibliography. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 978-1-56308-847-6
  12. ^ "Professional Development". www.wested.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  13. ^ Mathison, S. (2004). Encyclopedia of Evaluation. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-2609-2
  14. ^ E. Walker (2005). Educational Adequacy and the Courts: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
  15. ^ "College & Career". WestEd. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-02-08.