Teacher brings equitable education to Virginia

Garria Yuille ’23: Championing equity and social justice through Educational Leadership

Only a year into Longwood’s Master of Science Degree in Education, Garria Yuille already sees education from a new perspective. As a social studies teacher at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Va., she looks at  challenges within her school differently. 

“I see challenges through my leadership lens,” Yuille said. 

Yuille’s leadership lens amplifies the significance of social justice, equity and collaboration amongst educators — all elements she has put into practice in Longwood’s Education, M.S., Educational Leadership program and taken back to her own classroom. Shaping global citizens, making history relevant and encouraging high schoolers to explore the diversity of the world fuel Yuille’s work.

“As an African American educator, I believe social justice needs to be a topic of discussion in our schools. If not in our schools, then whe myself.”

While Yuille’s journey at Longwood will culminate with a master’s degree in 2023, she stands poised to start a new quest for truly equitable education in Virginia.

“Every child should be given the same educational opportunities, resources, and access to information no matter their race, nationality, gender, cultural background, socio-economic status, language, religious affiliation, immigration status, disabilities, special needs, or identity,” Yuille said. “I believe that all children are resilient, remarkable and reachable.”