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Kandice Taylor

Kandice Taylor poses smiling for a head shot.

Kandice Taylor is an eighth grade science teacher at Chastain Middle School in Jackson, Mississippi. She earned her Bachelor of Science in biology and Master of Arts in teaching from Jackson State University. Taylor was named a Mississippi state finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She was also a recipient of the 2023 Shell Urban Science Educators Development Award and selected for the 2023 National STEM Scholar Program.