She teaches math through highly regarded nonprofit organization

 

Fresh out of college, Shakari Stroud landed a position coveted by many new graduates: She joined Teach for America, a nonprofit organization that places promising young teachers in K-12 schools in low-income communities to help improve the learning environment for children. As a middle school math teacher, she laughs, she cries, she deals with lost backpacks—and she is beginning to see the bigger picture on how to improve education in America. For more information.