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Looming Budget and Policy Uncertainty as Schools Recess for Summer

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by Jay Diskey, Education Policy Consultant Summer vacation has started for many of the nation’s students, but not for school district leaders who are having to deal with many new uncertainties. At the federal level, the Trump Administration has proposed making deep cuts to education aid, abolishing the U.S. Department of Education, and significantly increasing […]

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Stationers’ Company Warrant for CRE

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The prestigious Stationers’ Company Warrant was awarded to Westchester for another year, in recognition of our company’s industry leading culturally responsive education (CRE) reviews. Westchester initially was granted a Warrant for offering this review service in 2022. Julie Willis, Editorial Director and Systems Lead for Westchester Publishing Services UK, accepted the warrant during a livery

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BETT 2025

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Reflections from BETT 2025: The Future of Education Attending the BETT conference in January was an insightful and inspiring experience, offering a deep dive into the evolving landscape of education technology and publishing. As always, we were particularly focused on key trends shaping the market, including digital learning, the continuous evolution of English Language Teaching

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Key trends shaping education publishing in 2024-2025

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As the education landscape continues to evolve, certain trends are reshaping how learners engage with content and methods teachers use to deliver impactful lessons. Here’s a closer look at several key developments we observed in 2024, how they could track in the year ahead, and ways Westchester incorporates these concepts to help you develop learning

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Publishing Professionals Freelancers’ Awayday 2024

/ Conferences, Featured, Services, Westchester UK News

Friday the 13th may be unlucky for some, but for our Content and Services Manager, Emma Hudson, it was a day to remember as she attended the Publishing Professionals Freelancers’ Awayday in Oxford for the first time. This annual event brings together freelancers, publishers and editorial suppliers from across the English Language Teaching and Education

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ESSER Funding Winds Down as State Budgets Cool

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By Jay Diskey, Diskey Public Affairs, LLC After four years of providing unprecedented support for K-12 public schools, the federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund will soon end. On September 30, “ESSER” as it is commonly called, will hit its Congressionally mandated deadline. School districts and states must use or commit the funds by

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Championing Accessibility

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by Emma Hudson, Content & Services Manager Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is an ideal time to remind ourselves that the significance of including digital accessibility in educational resources is more important than ever. At Westchester Education, we are proud to champion accessibility in educational publishing and want to take this opportunity to share our

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Supporting the Learning Needs of Multilingual Learners

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While the number of multilingual learners in American schools has increased over the last twenty years, unfortunately, the achievement gap has remained unchanged. In September 2023, members of our Literacy, Science, and Math teams attended the English Learners Success Forum Fall Institute. The two days of intensive sessions provided attendees with in-depth training about how

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