Shana Engel, a sixth grade math teacher in Colorado Springs, is one of 30 national Milken Educator Award recipients for 2025-26.

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Math anxiety, which can begin as early as kindergarten, negatively affects students’ math performance both in the moment and throughout their math education. Most research focuses on the affective or ...