education policy, politics of education, school desegregation, teacher shortages, educational equity, race and racism in education

Kayla Bill is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership and an affiliate with the 浪花直播 Equity Project. Her research uses mixed methods to study (i) how political dynamics shape education policy processes and outcomes, and (ii) how we might design policies to address pressing local, state, and national education issues. Her current work focuses on the politics of school desegregation efforts; the implementation of various policies stemming from ; and promising strategies for recruiting and retaining a diverse, high-quality teacher workforce. Kayla earned her Ph.D. in Education Policy from the University of 浪花直播 in 2023. She also holds an M.S. in Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.S. in Health and Exercise Science from Syracuse University.