Kimberly KinslerProfessor Kimberly Kinsler is an African-American, educated within the public school system of New York City. During the 1960s, she taught third grade in a public elementary school located in East Harlem. During the 1970s, while working on her PhD, Pofessor Kinsler became an educational evaluator for the City's Board of Education. She joined the faculty of Hunter College in the 1980s and soon became the co-ordinator of its field based teacher preparation program, developing close ties with public schools, administrators and teachers in District 4. She has worked to reform several schools in disadvantaged areas that were or are on New York State's list of poorly performing schools. Professor Kinsler has continued to conduct educational evaluations for a number of organizations, including the Mayor's Commission on Black New Yorkers and the Ford Foundation. Read More Read Less