Our Work

CTE and accelerated learning courses are associated with positive outcomes for students, including high school graduation, college enrollment, and college persistence.

Career and technical education (CTE) programs help high school students make informed decisions about postsecondary education and careers.

Youth development programs in rural areas often lack high quality professional development opportunities for members of their staff. Ford Family Foundation partnered with us to help.

To address the impacts of COVID, the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction have provided resources to help implement high-quality, equity-focused, and culturally responsive education.

The diversity of programs makes it difficult to arrive at a single definition of a high school alternative. We took an asset-based approach offering supportive adult relationships, and providing wraparound services.

This presentation featured findings from the ECMC Foundation Basic Needs Initiative evaluation report. This report provides lessons for implementing comprehensive, student-centered basic needs services.

Wenatchee Valley College in Washington state partnered with Education Northwest on a new strategic plan focused on equity and diversity.

Together, Benefits Data Trust and Education Northwest leveraged student voice in applied research to improve college students’ access to SNAP benefits.

The ECMC Foundation launched the Basic Needs Initiative in fall 2019. Through the three-year initiative, a group of seven grantees will receive funding and support to build systemic, sustainable solutions for meeting college students’ basic needs.

An increasing number of U.S. students are multilingual learners, but teachers prepared to serve these students are almost always in short supply. A five-year partnership trains teachers to meet multilingual students' needs.

The Colorado Department of Early Childhood partnered with Education Northwest to develop a library of self-paced e-learning courses for early childhood educators.

In spring and summer 2022, the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) partnered with Education Northwest to deliver the Alaska Science of Reading Leadership Academy.

Education Northwest created a suite of on-demand online training modules to help Washington state educators support learners experiencing homelessness.

Equitable learning environments support positive outcomes for students, educators, and entire school communities.

When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the K–12 education system, new complications in teaching and learning piled onto existing challenges caused by systemic racism.