Lu Xu, M.A., is a Ph.D. candidate in Education Policy at the University of Washington College of Education. As a scholar of educational inequality and economic opportunity, his research explores the intersection of educational policy and the economics of education across the P–22 continuum. He employs quantitative and qualitative methods and cost-effectiveness analysis to address systemic inequities and enhance educational and career opportunities.

Ji Ho (Geo) Yang, M.Ed., is a Ph.D. candidate in Educational Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Washington College of Education. His research focuses on school-level resource management in Black urban schools. He emphasizes qualitative research to examine racialization and educational inequities in non-white school spaces through the context of school resourcing. Geo has engaged in various of codesign projects aimed to redress educational inequities, including early Black literacy and district-level family engagement.

Dr. Plecki is Emeritus Professor at the University of Washington College of Education with research and teaching expertise in school finance, education policy, the economics of education, educational leadership, the allocation of resources for school improvement, teaching quality, and mixed methods research design. She is the former Director of the› Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy and is a past president of the Association for Education Finance and Policy. Prior to joining the UW faculty, she worked as a special education teacher and school administrator.