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Video made with my students about our pilot EdRising Year

Guest on Jim Eeengster's "The Jim Eengster Show" on NPR

2019 SJA - Kimberly Eckert, Louisiana - NEA EdJusticeWhat spurred you to become an educator activist? In truth, from the moment I was born a biracial female in the 1980’s, on a bayou in Louisiana, I was thrust into both a world of activism and a world without it. The only choice I ever had was whether or not to be a leader … Continued

Literacy Today from ILAThis issue turns around advocating Literacy for every child and how to include Social-Emotional Literacy (SEL).

Guest column: Why Louisiana teacher diversity benefits all studentsWhenever someone discusses the need to diversify, unless we’re speaking of stock options, the look that comes over the listener depending on their background or depth of understanding can be

Educators Using 2019 Diversity Report to Show Districts How They Can Better Support Teachers of ColorIn West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kimberly Eckert felt as if she had been beating the same drum for years: Teaching is a challenging profession. Being a person of color in the United States is challenging, in a whole different way. Put them together and, for many, the obstacles are insurmountable. Eckert had been tasked with […]

Guest Blogger for Louisiana First Lady Donna Edward's Louisiana First Foundation. Blog: "What Louisiana State Penitentiary Offenders Taught My Students and I about Great Teachers"