9.24.21 Chris Minnich Leaping forward in partnership with districts and states to support student learning When I came to NWEA in 2018, I had a vision of effecting change across the nation—change in how organizations like ours work in partnership with K–12 district and state leaders to advance student... Read more
10.26.17 Jean Fleming NWEA Names Christopher Minnich as New CEO This week, NWEA announced that Christopher Minnich has been named the new chief executive officer of the organization. NWEA had previously shared the news that current CEO Matt Chapman is retiring... Read more
6.7.17 Katie Topping The NWEA Brand – Elevating the Stories of Educators and Students Best-selling novels all have something in common: They know how to evolve a storyline and develop characters with compelling efficiency. As a reader, you can hardly wait to turn the page to see what... Read more
1.16.17 Kara Bobowski Media Spotlight: Jenny Williams featured in ASCD Express Top 10 Today, our Media Spotlight shines on one of our regular contributors here at Teach. Learn. Grow. – Virginia “Jenny” Williams! Jenny is an NWEA Professional Development facilitator and regular... Read more
8.30.16 Joi Converse Living the Mission: Warm Toes and Warm Hearts Our headquarters are located within the Old Town neighborhood of downtown Portland. It is a great location for a variety of reasons: food trucks, Japanese gardens, waterfront walking and biking,... Read more
6.23.16 Jennifer Anderson Dream Big with Oregon Rising It’s not every day that you get to imagine the education you want for kids and actively discuss how you would improve schools for students in your community. If money were no object, what would you... Read more
5.12.16 Joi Converse Partnering to Help all Kids Learn Our organization’s mission is Partnering to Help all Kids Learn and we take this very seriously as do our many valuable employees. This mission led to action when our National Accounts team was... Read more
3.11.16 Joi Converse Employee Spotlight: Former educator serving his community with intent and humor Our employee spotlight this time is no stranger to Teach. Learn. Grow. John Wood, Assessment & Education Senior Analyst, is a nine year veteran of NWEA, and has been a regular contributor on the... Read more
1.28.16 Joi Converse Employee Spotlight – A friendly welcome We wanted to continue our Employee Spotlight series by introducing the person that provides a warm reception on the phone and when people visit our Portland Headquarters. Meet Jenny Bailey, our... Read more
1.5.16 Joi Converse NWEA Staff Share Their Top Book Choices Welcome 2016! We at Teach.Learn.Grow. are very excited for the possibilities and opportunities that this New Year brings. Some of us have already started on our resolutions which often include diving... Read more
11.24.15 Joi Converse Employee Spotlight – Living the mission one call at a time! At NWEA, employees take a lot of pride in not just knowing but living the mission. Our Partner Support team exemplifies this attitude by doing their best to support our partners, one call at a time.... Read more
12.30.14 Jean Fleming Happy Holidays – 2014 Top Blog Posts From all of the authors here at Teach. Learn. Grow., we wanted to extend our thanks for your viewership in 2014. It was a great year with lots of strong posts on topics ranging from formative and... Read more
