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How Max and Ken Learned to Like Math (Mostly)

How Max and Ken Learned to Like Math (Mostly)

Max Bratcher and Ken Watson didn’t know each other before they walked into Saga math class, but they had one thing in common: they didn’t like math.

Sausage Pizza with a Side of Algebra

Sausage Pizza with a Side of Algebra

Geontay Wise takes his lunch break (his favorite is sausage pizza) with a side of Algebra. The 11th grade student from Bogan High School in Chicago, IL has been a part of Saga Education’s high-impact tutoring program for two years, and now gets tutored on his own time—during lunch—just because he likes it.

Saga Welcomes Wendy Haines to its Board of Directors

Saga Welcomes Wendy Haines to its Board of Directors

Wendy Haines is a Partner at New Profit, a venture philanthropy organization that invests in breakthrough social entrepreneurs.

A Day in the Life of a Fellow

A Day in the Life of a Fellow

Saga Education sat down with Lindsay Lopez, an AmeriCorps member in Broward County (FL), to talk about what it's really like to serve with Saga.

For Siraye, it’s About Getting the Support She Needs

For Siraye, it’s About Getting the Support She Needs

When 9th grader Siraye Maximin first walked into a Saga math tutorial, a class during the school day, she didn’t know what to expect. “I was nervous and excited.” She admitted that while she got good grades in math in grade school, somehow, she got lost along the way.

Four Lessons I Learned from My Students

Four Lessons I Learned from My Students

As a Saga Fellow, we go through an extensive training program focused on the best ways to teach and build relationships with our students. What I didn’t expect was that I would learn four key life lessons from them.