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EBONY KEYS

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EBONY KEYS

TITLE 

Executive Director and Founder

ORGANIZATION

PEACE Academy Charter

BIOGRAPHY

Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Ebony lives in Atlanta, GA and has been in education for over 18 years. She started her career at the University of Delaware where she studied Early Childhood Development and Education. She then joined the 2006 Metro Atlanta Teach For America Corps and taught 8th-grade science for five years at Long Middle School in Atlanta Public Schools. In 2008, she obtained her Masters of Art in Education in Curriculum and Instruction. In 2010, she studied Middle Grades Math & Science for a Teacher Certification Program. She was on staff with Teach For America for 10+ years where she designed curriculum for new teachers and summer staff as the Managing Director of Institute Program. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University instructing new educators across the country. Last, but definitely not least, Ebony is the Founder and Executive Director of PEACE Academy Charter which is a K-8 tuition-free public charter school in Decatur, GA. She has founded a school that is intentional about creating a liberatory educational experience for every student. Ebony wears many hats but mother, wife, sister, mentor, friend, coach, and member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are the hats that keep her most grounded in this work.

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