Amira Mogaji, EdD, is the president of the AMS Board of Directors and a founding board member of Montessori for Social Justice. Her special interests lie in Montessori public school education and anti-bias, antiracist education. Previously, she has worked as chief academic officer for City Garden Montessori School in St. Louis, MO; principal of Northglade Montessori Magnet School in Kalamazoo, MI; chief executive officer of Philadelphia Montessori Charter School and principal of Chester Upland School District and Village Charter School, both in Chester, PA. She has served as a Culturally Responsive Education facilitator and is a member of ERACCE: Eliminating Racism and Creating/Celebrating Equity regional team in Kalamazoo, MI. AMS credentialed (Administrator).

More information about the AMS Pre-Conference Day for public Montessori Educators 

Read more about the 2016 Yale Study Dr. Mogaji mentions in the conversation.