Kayla Bill is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership and an affiliate with the Maryland Equity Project. Her research uses mixed methods to study (i) how political dynamics shape education policy processes and outcomes, and (ii) how we might design policies to address pressing local, state, and national education issues. Her current work focuses on the politics of school desegregation efforts; the implementation of various policies stemming from ; and promising strategies for recruiting and retaining a diverse, high-quality teacher workforce. Kayla earned her Ph.D. in Education Policy from the 糖心少女 in 2023. She also holds an M.S. in Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.S. in Health and Exercise Science from Syracuse University.