when we center students who are furthest from education opportunity, we build schools that nurture student growth and strengthen entire communities. partner with our team to redesign systems and implement practices that build on student assets and improve educational outcomes. we work with your community to assess the current state of equity in your schools and districts, build equity-centered strategic plans for improvement, and implement culturally responsive practices and curricula. combining data and evidence with the lived experiences of your community, we help you make lasting, sustainable changes that give every student the opportunities and supports they need to achieve excellence.
equity & diversity specialties
director, equitable learning & systems improvement/deia strategy
leader, applied research & equitable evaluation
principal researcher, applied research & equitable evaluation
managing researcher, mixed methods evaluation & research
managing consultant, native & culturally responsive education
researcher sarah asson explains the equity implications of attendance zone boundaries—the lines on a map that determine which child attends which school in a district.
the equity model for youth mentoring—developed by dr. kristian jones, ednw’s dr. grace gowdy, and dr. aisha griffith—is guided by consideration of social justice and structural oppression.
how can we support black students in entering the teaching profession? dr. mikkaka overstreet invited a few teachers-in-training to tell us.
in astoria, oregon, we worked side by side with the school district and the school community to identify a clear, shared path toward equity goals.
learn about how we use culturally responsive and equitable evaluation approaches in our postsecondary research and evaluation work.