Numbers and algorithms aren’t just useful to mathematician Eugenia Cheng -- they’re exhilarating. That’s why she’s on a mission to help transform math’s notoriously boring reputation in education into ...

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Every story about remarkable, personal turnarounds starts badly. Few end with a mural and a prized seat in algebra class. David Bernal, a husky 12-year-old, showed up in teacher Monica Saina’s class ...

Even before the start of his decades-long teaching career, Chuck Strauss had fallen in love with math, an infatuation so strong it would come to define his life and help shape the lives of thousands ...

HOMEWOOD, Alabama -- Tim Hurry didn't always plan to be a teacher. In fact, it took a round-off back-handspring-kick in the face to get him there. More about that later. And yet, he wouldn't have it ...

Jennifer Melaragno measured her impact one classroom at a time for most of her career. Now, as Newberry Elementary’s literacy specialist and third- and fourth-grade math teacher, she’s building ...