Center for Educational Leadership

In the United States, the education system isn’t designed to center student experiences. For Black students and students of color especially, this leads to persistent inequities in the ways they experience school. CEL partners with leaders — from students to superintendents — to disrupt this by having high-performing, equity-driven leaders in every school.

The Center for Educational Leadership began in 2001 as a nonprofit service arm of the University of Washington’s College of Education. For 20 years, we’ve bridged research and practice with instructional leadership-focused frameworks and partnerships. Our work started with K-12 districts in Washington state and expanded over time to impact partners across the country.