Ambitious as it is, this goal is within reach. Partners make it work. Parents, teachers, administrators, elected officials, child development specialists, members of businesses and communities, and even students, join with us in diverse alliances. Together, we think about education in new ways to ensure equity, promote excellence, and provide service. Program Areas and Projects Leadership in our many areas of work is organized by program .
Program directors work with project directors to capitalize on and develop staff expertise.
Staff members may focus their work in one project or may contribute to several related projects . Agency Background WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency. The agency traces its history back to 1966 when Congress created a network of Regional Educational Laboratories. In 1995, two of those original laboratories Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development and Southwest Regional Laboratory joined forces to form WestEd. As one of the nation s Regional Educational Laboratories , WestEd serves Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah.