VOLUME 12, NO. 1     JUNE 1998

Academy teacher is among the nation's best

Joshua Abrams, a master teacher of mathematics at the Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science at WPI, has received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching from the National Science Foundation. Abrams was one of three finalists from Massachusetts honored recently at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. The award includes a $7,500 grant to the academy.

Abrams was cited for his exceptional talent, leadership abilities and dedication as a teacher. In 1996 he received the Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development's Peter Farrelly Educator Award for excellence in creating learner-centered classrooms.

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