Jefferson holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania; a master’s degree in education administration and supervision from Regent University; and a doctorate in educational leadership from Bowie State University. He also has done graduate coursework in curriculum and instruction at McDaniel College.

 

Jefferson has served as master teacher at Project Forward Leap in Philadelphia; as a curriculum reviewer for Connections Academy; as a department head/literacy coordinator for Bladensburg High School, Prince Georges County, Md., Public Schools; as an educational specialist II, Office of Turnaround Schools, Baltimore City Public Schools; as an educational specialist II, Student Support Teams, Baltimore City Public Schools; as Assistant Principal at Francis M. Wood Alternative High School, Baltimore City Public Schools; and as an educational specialist II, Office of Special Education Compliance and Investigations, Baltimore City Public Schools.