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University of Washington

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5.01/5/2026

Challenges students to grow and excel.

4.08/20/2025

Inspires students to aim high and excel.

5.04/30/2025

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Jessica Rigby is an Associate Professor of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Policy in the College of Education at the University of Washington. She holds a B.A. in History with High Honors from Oberlin College (1998), a Preliminary Secondary Teaching Credential from San Jose State University (2002), an M.A. in Education Policy from Stanford University (2006), and a Ph.D. in Policy, Organizations, Measurement, and Evaluation from the University of California, Berkeley (2012). Rigby began her career as a teacher of middle and high school English and history. Prior to her faculty appointment at the University of Washington in 2014, she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College (2012-2014), contributing to the Middle-school Mathematics and the Institutional Setting of Teaching (MIST) project. She has held research positions with organizations including Policy Analysis for California Education, New Leaders, San Francisco School Alliance, and Aspire Public Schools.