Marla Ucelli-Kashyap
Marla Ucelli-Kashyap is senior director for educational issues at the 1.7 million member American Federation of Teachers, where she serves as strategic advisor to AFT President Randi Weingarten and leads the union on key areas of policy, practice, technical assistance, and professional development aimed at helping teachers and their unions improve education quality and their profession. Previously, she was director of district redesign and leadership at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University and a senior program officer at the Rockefeller Foundation. She has served on numerous boards and advisory groups including as a founding co-chair of Grantmakers for Education and as chair of the boards of Editorial Projects in Education (Education Week) and the Learning First Alliance. She was a member of the Education Agency Review Team for the Biden Presidential Transition.
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Professional learning IS stronger schools: Title II-A funding and the federal education budget
This policy briefing is a special convening of education leaders representing superintendents, principals, teachers, and the U.S. Department of Education to talk about how professional learning is critical to retain teachers, intensify academic recovery, and meet the needs of all students. This timely discussion focuses on how Title II-A, the […]
