Kimberly Upshaw is a Teach Plus Los Angeles Teaching Policy Fellow. Kimberly teaches 5th grade at Brainard Avenue Elementary School, where she is a district instructional lead cadre member and a district math fellow. Previously, Kimberly spent eight years as a mathematics coach for the district. She graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a BA in Black Studies and earned her MEd in Elementary Education, Curriculum, and Instruction from California State University.