New Lebanon middle school math teacher Ronda Nisbet has been named the District 3 Teacher of the Year in Ohio.

Only about 53% of local public school students are considered proficient in math, according to last school year’s state test scores.

Zearn, a math-based learning tool the state offers to schools, is another way that New Lebanon has improved proficiency, Shepard said.

One of the secrets of being a great math teacher is showing students that you love math yourself, says Bozeman second-grade teacher Kristi Gaines.

Math teacher's daily videos inspire students, parents "I hope that scholars learn that greatness is within them and my job is just to help them discover it," El-Amin said ...