Dr. Denisha Jones, PhD
Pronouns – She/Her/Ella
Denisha Jones is the Executive Director of Defending the Early Years who lives in New York. She is a former kindergarten teacher and preschool director who spent at least the past 20 years in teacher education. Denisha is an education justice advocate and activist working with various grassroots organizations to dismantle the neoliberal assault on public education.
She is a part-time faculty member in the Art of Teaching program at Sarah Lawrence College and the School of Education at Howard University. Since 2017, she served on the steering committee for the national Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. Her first co-edited book, Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice, was published in December 2020 by Haymarket Books.
EDUCATION
- PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana University and JD from the University of the District of Columbia
- BS in Early Childhood Education and Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of the District of Columbia
Social Media
- Personal Blog: https://denishajones.blogspot.com/
- Organization’s Website: https://dey.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denishajones
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjonesesquire
- LinkedIn: (click to access profile)
Investigative Journalism
- TO BE DETERMINED
Events/Conferences Presented At or Attended
- Conference to Restore Humanity! 2022 – Freedom to Learn and the Freedom to Teach w/ Dr. Denisha Jones
Relevant Publishers / Books / Periodicals
PUBLISHERS
BOOKS
Co-Editor
PERIODICALS AND PUBLICATIONS
Associations to Organizing / Collective Groups
- Black Lives Matter At School – National Steering Committee Member, since 2017
Associations to Businesses / Organizations
- Human Restoration Project – Presentation as part of Conference to Restore Humanity! July 2022
- Uniting to Save Our Schools (USOS) – Organizing Committee Member
Relationships to Colleges / Universities / K-12 Schools
- Howard University (Washington, D.C.) – part-time faculty at the School of Education
- Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, New York) – part-time faculty member in the Art of Teaching program
Miscellaneous Content
VARIOUS POSTS
Online Posts
- FEB 27, 2021 (Badass Teachers Association) – Biden’s Broken Promise: Time to Opt Out! by Dr. Denisha Jones Esq.
From News Sites
- FEB 15, 2023 (US News) – Q&A: Teaching Racial Justice in Schools
Videos
