Policy
We analyze federal, state, and local education policies to help leaders ensure policies and practices support learning and teaching for all children, and promote positive organizational change.
Equity
We provide customized supports to help schools, districts, communities, and states across the country achieve equitable outcomes, with a particular focus on racial equity.
Growth
We offer a full menu of professional development and coaching services, using andragogy (adult learning), distributed practice, and standards for staff development to guide our work.
Recent Blog Posts
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from the West Wind Education Policy team!
As we enter 2022, we are reflecting back on our 20th anniversary and are pleased to share some of the ways our team has developed this past year. Read more.
Join us in celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day! Today, our nation acknowledges the great triumphs, beauty, and resiliency of Indigenous people while also recognizing the systemic harm and marginalization that Indigenous people have faced over the past few centuries. We hope you take today to educate yourself on Indigenous organizations, authors, leaders, and issues. Follow the links below to donate to amazing organizations for Indigenous people, led by Indigenous people. Read more.
Today marks West Wind Education Policy’s 20-year anniversary!
Over the years, West Wind has been honored to work with and for amazing educators, researchers, policy makers, students, and families working to imagine and enact education systems that overcome historic and persistent inequities and engage each and every child in learning. Read more.
West Wind created and managed the Iowa Forum on Competency-based Education for the Iowa Department of Education. In recognition of the quality of the Forum, West Wind was awarded the SNCR Excellence in New Communications Awards.
