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East Harlem Teacher Wins $20k Muller Award, Transforms Math Program

MƒA Master Teacher and 2025 Muller Award for Professional Influence in Education winner Lauren Brady was featured in a Chalkbeat New York “How I Teach” profile.

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Thank-A-Teacher 2025

Thank you to our community of MƒA teachers, as well as teachers across NYC and the country, for always going above and beyond for your students, colleagues, and the profession at large.

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Teachers Join Forces to Understand Dyscalculia

In a story for The 74, MƒA Master Teachers Maureen Stewart and Dawn Pagliaro-Newman detail their growing understanding and teaching of Dyscalculia, a math-related learning disorder.

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Long the Star Pupils, Girls Are Losing Ground to Boys

In a story for the Wall Street Journal, MƒA Master Teacher Ramona Fittipaldi offered her perspective on an analysis that shows girls across the country suffering greater test-score declines than boys.

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Confused By Your Kid’s Homework? Math Has Changed.

In a story for National Geographic, MƒA President Maria Klawe and MƒA Master Teachers Dawoun Jyung and Danilsa Fernandez discuss how today's teaching methods prioritize creative problem-solving.

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New School Year Brings a New Math Curriculum

In a Spectrum News NY1 story, MƒA President Maria Klawe and MƒA Master Teachers Jason Ovalles and Meredith Klein comment on New York City’s new math curriculum.

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Brooklyn Teacher Wins $20K Muller Award, Creates Living Laboratories

MƒA Master Teacher and 2024 Muller Award for Professional Influence in Education winner Elisa Margarita was featured in a Chalkbeat New York “How I Teach” profile.

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6 NYC High Schools are Exempt from a New Math Curriculum Mandate

In a Chalkbeat New York story, MƒA President Maria Klawe and MƒA Master Teachers Bobson Wong and Gary Rubinstein comment on New York City’s new Algebra 1 curriculum mandate.

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NYC Bets New, Uniform High School Math Curriculum Will Boost Student Test Scores

In a story for The 74 via Yahoo News, MƒA President Maria Klawe and MƒA Master Teacher Meredith Klein share thoughts on rethinking math curriculum. 

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Bronx Middle School Math Teacher Wins $20K Education Award

MƒA Master Teacher Bushra Makiya, who teaches at CIS 303: The Leadership and Community Service Academy in the Bronx, was honored with the 2024 MƒA Muller Award for Professional Influence in Education.