I’m proud to have co-authored two chapters in the nationally recognized book Schools of Opportunity, which highlights transformative practices that promote equity, wellness, and student voice in education. My contributions include Chapter 7, “A Holistic Approach to Learning and Development: Shifting Paradigms One School at a Time,” and Chapter 8, “Student Organizing and Leadership for Education Justice: Curriculum as a Site for Healing and Wellness.” These chapters reflect my commitment to transformative leadership, holistic development, student voice, healing-centered education, and youth-led change.
Schools of Opportunity
Schools of Opportunity builds an argument for shifting the way that excellent schools are recognized and built. The National Education Policy Center’s Schools of…
January 27, 2023
This documentary, filmed and produced by RootEd, showcases the powerful journey of the young women behind the Know Justice Know Peace Podcast. The work featured grew from a platform I was proud to help them create—one centered on youth voice, justice, and community empowerment. Their story is a testament to what happens when young leaders are given the space and support to lead with purpose.
Power in Our Voices: The Know Justice, Know Peace Story
The story of four Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College students whose life-changing trip to the Museum of African American…
2021
I’ve had the honor of being featured in a variety of publications that uplift the work I’ve done in partnership with schools, students, and communities. These articles highlight the impact of collective leadership, educational justice, youth violence prevention, and healing-centered engagement.
Students find new purpose after learning about Black history on trip to D.C.
Kimberly Grayson, the principal at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver, took 17 students to Washington, D.C., where…
August 11, 2020
Denver school board unanimously backs curriculum redesign to highlight racially diverse narratives
The historic Know Justice Know Peace Resolution comes after over a year of work led by Denver Public Schools students…
October 22, 2020
Denver students offer youth perspective on racial justice with new podcast “Know Justice, Know Peace”
When the death of George Floyd sparked protests in Denver, members of the Black Student Alliance at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College felt like they…
July 13, 2020
Answer Sheet: How This Public School’s Focus on Wellness and Health Benefits Its Community
If you listen to people such as former education secretary Betsy DeVos and her allies, you might think there isn’t a…
May 2, 2023
Denver school principals spending time in summer school as students
The teacher raised his hand to ask for quiet among the dull roar of students chatting and learning around him. A wave of hands went up in…
July 2, 2016
Women’s History Month: Kimberly Grayson
The Take: Know Justice Know Peace, an internationally acclaimed podcast series, which offers a youth perspective on racial…
March 23, 2021
Denver teachers and principals say they’ve raised the alarm about guns and violence in schools for years
Four years before a student shot and injured two administrators at East High and years before school safety was the No. 1 priority of parents…
April 06, 2023
A Principal’s Guide to Coaching Teachers
The leadership team at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Early College in Denver conducts weekly observations and coaching sessions for every…
October 17, 2024
Denver School Principal On How Black Students Led Swift Changes To History Curriculum
Across the country, students of color have been demanding change from their schools. At one Denver school, the push for a more inclusive…
July 10, 2020
Students Give DPS a Lesson on Black History
A group of students is leading the movement to weave Black history into Denver Public Schools’ white-centric curriculum…
April 06, 2023
Empowering Students as Equity Leaders: Part 2, Tending the Flame
By all accounts, Kimberly Grayson had succeeded in energizing a group of 17 of her students to lead change on an issue about which they were deeply…
January 15, 2021
Cool Schools: Denver school helps build an inclusive environment across the district
A group of students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College took it upon themselves to make a change they wanted to see…
February 25, 2022