Nia Kerr is a 2024-2025 Illinois Senior Policy Fellow and a middle school Spanish teacher at Percy Julian Middle School in Oak Park, Illinois. Nia was recognized as Illinois State Board of Education’s Outstanding Early Career Educator of the Year in 2022. Nia began her teaching career in 2020 at Roselle Middle School in Illinois as a Spanish teacher and academic interventionist and has taught sixth through eighth grade. Nia earned a BA in Spanish Language and Literature and Secondary Education from Howard University.
