Andrew Alston
M.A. in Urban Education Administration & Policy, Loyola Marymount University, 2019
B.A. in English, Brigham Young University, 2015
Email: ada3538@my.utexas.edu
B.A. in English, Brigham Young University, 2015
Email: ada3538@my.utexas.edu
Andrew Alston is a doctoral student in the Education Policy and Planning program at the University of Texas at Austin.
Education runs deep in Andrew's family, tracing back several generations to his late grandfather, who dedicated nearly 35 years to serving students and teachers in Southern Alberta. Andrew began his career in education as a substitute teacher before spending eight years at Unity High School in Oakland, California, where he served as a 12th-grade English teacher and Administrator. He earned his MA in Urban Education Administration & Policy from Loyola Marymount University, conducting research for his master's thesis on district and charter school collaboration in the Bay Area.
His experiences in Northern California motivated him to join UT, where he focuses on researching systemic barriers that hinder student growth in K-12 education, including homelessness, poverty, and challenges faced by immigrant youth. His research focuses on addressing these barriers, with an emphasis on designing equitable solutions that empower K-12 students.
Education runs deep in Andrew's family, tracing back several generations to his late grandfather, who dedicated nearly 35 years to serving students and teachers in Southern Alberta. Andrew began his career in education as a substitute teacher before spending eight years at Unity High School in Oakland, California, where he served as a 12th-grade English teacher and Administrator. He earned his MA in Urban Education Administration & Policy from Loyola Marymount University, conducting research for his master's thesis on district and charter school collaboration in the Bay Area.
His experiences in Northern California motivated him to join UT, where he focuses on researching systemic barriers that hinder student growth in K-12 education, including homelessness, poverty, and challenges faced by immigrant youth. His research focuses on addressing these barriers, with an emphasis on designing equitable solutions that empower K-12 students.
