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Bakari Ukuu

Graduate Student
University College London

Kansas City '12

Bakari Ukuu

Bakari Ukuu’s mission is to leverage his diverse experiences to help dismantle systems of inequity and expand the educational opportunities and outcomes for students.  Bakari is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Education and International Development at University College London in London, England. Prior to moving to London, Bakari spent seven years as an educator in Kansas City, MO.

While working in the Kansas City Public School District, Bakari’s passion and advocacy for the district’s students, families, and staff led him to serve in a variety of capacities. He served as a classroom teacher, a resource teacher, an instructional coach, and as a middle school vice principal. Bakari believes that the work done in schools alone will not be enough to dismantle the systems of inequity that oppress our students. In addition to his school based work, he has served in various community roles including a founding board member of the Kansas City Public Schools Education Foundation, a Trustee for Kansas City Public Schools Retirement System, an executive board member of the Kansas City Federation of Teachers, a panelist for No Wrong Answers Podcast, and a steering committee member of Brothers Liberating our Community (The BLOC).

Bakari is committed to continuous learning and is an alum of Education Pioneers (2017), Leading Educators (2016), a Fund for Teachers Fellow (2015) and an American Federation of Teachers- Teacher Leader Fellow (2014). Bakari holds a Bachelor’s from Langston University, a teaching certification from University of Missouri- St. Louis, and a master’s degree from Park University in Educational Leadership.

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