Kay toliver biography

Kay Toliver is a teacher specialising in mathematics education.^[1][2]

Background

Kay Toliver was born and raised in East Harlem and the South Bronx.

A product of the New York City public school system, she graduated from Harriet Beecher Stowe Junior High, Walton High School and Hunter College (AB , MA ) with graduate work at the City College of New York in mathematics.^[3]

For more than 30 years, Kay Toliver taught mathematics and communication arts at P.S.

72/East Harlem Tech in Community School District 4. Prior to instructing seventh and eighth grade students, she taught grades one through six for 15 years.^[2]

"Becoming a teacher was the fulfillment of a childhood dream.

My parents always stressed that education was the key to a better life. By becoming a teacher, I hoped to inspire African-American and Hispanic youths to realize their own dreams. I wanted to give something back to the communities I grew up in."

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