In order to reach these goals, EAN recruits experienced and dedicated volunteers from a variety of cultural, economic, educational, and professional backgrounds. The volunteer staff’s individual expertise, personal skills, and professional background are effectively utilized to allow Education Access Network to create curriculum and provide superior services at a low cost or free of charge.

In order to maintain quality, EAN routinely uses textbooks from a variety of reputable publishers and commercial education providers, including The Princeton Review, KAPLAN, Research & Education Association, Peterson's Thompson Learning, and others as primary or supplementary textbooks. Therefore, students can be assured that EAN is using quality materials and are receiving the most current information. EAN also continues to develop its own teaching materials, which are reviewed by certified and/or experienced current or former teachers.

Partnerships
Education Access Network is working in collaboration with the University of Washington State GEAR UP Project and its Executive Director, Thomas Calhoon, Jr., to provide services to students participating in GEAR UP and affiliated programs. GEAR UP also donates classroom space to Education Access Network at the University of Washington for most of its classes. The State GEAR UP Project is a partnership of the Office of the Governor, the University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences, and the Higher Education Coordinating Board. It is funded by a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education. In 1998, Congress created Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). GEAR UP is a national effort to help financially disadvantaged students plan for and succeed in higher education.


Beginning in July 2006, EAN will be providing test preparation and other courses to students participating in the University of Washington Dream Project program. The mission of the UW Dream Project is to create a path through which University of Washington students can acquire a fuller understanding of the obstacles faced by first generation, low-income or disadvantaged students while gaining experience in community outreach by working to assist potential students in acquiring higher education.


The Center for Career Alternatives (CCA) is a non-profit human service organization established in 1979. The agency has successfully provided no cost education, employment, training and career development services to over 15,000 residents of King and Snohomish Counties. EAN is providing courses to CCA students, including math review, writing, and PSAT, SAT, ACT, and PLAN preparation.

The Roosevelt Square Starbucks located at 6400 Roosevelt Way NE in Seatlle and Education Access Network are working together to offer a youth book club and young writers' workshop for middle school students.




History
Education Access Network was founded by Linda Coleman and incorporated in the State of Washington on September 4, 2001. The organization began informally as Urban College Access Network (UCAN) during the 1999-2000 academic year at Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington. >From 1999-2001, EAN offered test preparation, math review, and other courses to Garfield students. Inspired by the success of these initial services, together with repeated requests from students, parents, teachers, and school administrators to continue offering these services, Education Access Network was formed. EAN’s goal was to expand services by offering subject review, test preparation, and structured programs to economically disadvantaged students seeking to obtain higher education. Since its inception in 2001, EAN has served over 100 to 150 students each year by offering courses and other educational services. This number continues to expand rapidly. The classes are held primarily at the University of Washington. (The use of classroom space at the University of Washington campus is made possible because of the support and sponsorship of the University of Washington State GEAR UP project and its Executive Director, Thomas Calhoun, Jr.) During the next two years, EAN will be serving even more students, and also plans to develop and offer additional courses (including online courses) and structured programs for middle school, high school, and adult learners returning to school and/or seeking admission to graduate and professional school. EAN also has and will be entering into collaborations and partnerships with other organizations who have asked EAN to provide courses to the students participating in the programs offered by these other organizations.

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