Dr. Epryl King

Monroeville became my home when I was three.  Now, I am 38 years old and teach in the same school where I once attended right here in Monroeville.  I have wanted to better my community since I was young.  While teaching was one way to help me do that, more still needed to be done.

I went back to get my Master of Education from Gannon University and have completed my Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

While in my studies, I became aware of disparities between groups of students within our community.  I felt compelled to address these by trying to raise the bar in education.  Many students are affected by achievement gaps and the consequences of these gaps over time have persisted.  I wanted to change that.

The root causes of these educational disparities are broad and reach into many different environments, and are therefore very complex.  My goal is to raise academic achievement for underperforming groups of children so they, too, can experience the promise of our nation.

See my YouTube clip.