About the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Overview: About NWREL
Our Work
At NWREL, we work to make a difference in students' lives and those who support their learning. As a private nonprofit, we measure our progress in the success of teachers and learners who put our research and training to work.
For 40 years, we've worked to improve educational results. NWREL provides research-based products, technical assistance, and training to improve educational systems and learning. We work directly with educators in the field to develop and test research-based publications and strategies that improve learners' results.
Our Expertise
We take our priorities from the educational needs of the region, and of the nation. NWREL conducts programs and projects within four Centers of Excellence. Services include classroom teaching and learning; improving schools and districts; school, family, and community; and research, evaluation, and assessment.
Research and Development for Educational Improvement:
- Assessment
- Child and Family
- Education, Career, and Community
- Program Evaluation
- Research
- School & District Improvement
- REL Northwest
Training and Technical Assistance:
- Equity Center
- High-Quality Core Academics
- National Mentoring Center
Other Projects:
- 6+1 Trait® Writing
- AmeriCorps Network NW
- Improving School Systems
- Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center
- Recreating Secondary Schools
- Data and Information Resources for Education Planning and Policy
- Serving Smaller Learning Communities
- Volunteer Leadership Center
Our People
NWREL is a private, nonprofit corporation. We are led by a 30-member board of directors.
Our board of directors is made up of:
- Chief state school officers of the five Northwest states
- Elected district superintendents of NWREL member institutions from each Northwest state
- Twenty classroom teachers, school principals, educators, business people, and parents
Our highly skilled staff is dedicated to education. Our employees include people who hold Ph.D. and Ed.D. degrees from well-known universities. Our program staff hold master's degrees in education, mathematics, science, business, languages, journalism, library and information science, psychology, communications, economics, and foreign studies, among others.
You can learn more about current job openings from our human resources office.