Rebecca Kockler

Rebecca Kockler is the Founder and CEO of Magpie Literacy and the Executive Director of Reading Reimagined, an inclusive R&D project focused on unlocking every child's reading potential. Previously the Assistant Superintendent of Academics at the Louisiana Dept of Ed, she created an academic support model resulting in record-high college enrollment, graduation rates, and test scores. Kockler's work centers the lived experiences of underrepresented students, engaging families, communities, and practitioners. She redesigned Louisiana's statewide assessments, built aligned ELA curriculum and assessments, implemented curricular reviews, founded a principal fellowship, and trained over 20,000 teacher leaders. A nationally recognized K-12 leader, Kockler has presented extensively on topics like systems change and equitable instruction. Rebecca began her career as a middle school teacher in Newark, New Jersey. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and family.