Keilani Goggins is the Director of the Black Educators Initiative (BEI). She joined NCTR in 2019. In her role, she provides support and technical assistance to BEI grantees. She also identifies and cultivates partnerships to scale the promising practices of BEI. Prior to joining NCTR, Keilani was the Assistant Director at Vanderbilt University’s Center for Student Professional Development and the inaugural Director of the Hope Street Group Teacher Fellowship in Tennessee.
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kgoggins@nctresidencies.org
Keilani Goggins
Director, Black Educators Initiative
Education
B.S., Retail and Consumer Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
MPA, Tennessee State University
In pursuit of Doctorate of Education, Leadership, Trevecca Nazarene University
Publications
- Goggins, K.M. & Levay, K. (2023). Igniting Change: 2021-2022 NCTR’s Black Educators Initiative Annual Report. National Center for Teacher Residencies.
- Rowland, C., Martin Goggins, K., Williams Eubanks, A., & Simpson Zulfiqar, A. (February 2023). Doing Better for Black Educators: Six Policy Recommendations for Improving the Recruitment and Preparation of Black Educators. National Center for Teacher Residencies.
- Goggins, K.M. (October 11, 2022). Improving the Preparation Pipeline for Black Teachers: 5 Ideas From Experts. Education Week.
- Goggins, K.M., Schieb, C., & Levay, K. (2022). The BEI Difference: 2021-2022 NCTR’s Black Educators Initiative Annual Report. National Center for Teacher Residencies.
Affiliated Organizations
Mosiac Fellowship Alumni
Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance