Op-Ed | Bronx Lacrosse Algebra-Readiness Tutoring: Getting Results for Bronx Students

As a 2015 Teach for America corps member, I stepped into my seventh grade classroom at the Highbridge Green Middle School in the South Bronx eager to support students struggling in math. I quickly realized the broad scope of challenges my students were facing, which led me to launch Bronx Lacrosse and, now, our Algebra-Readiness Tutoring Program.
While teaching, I formed an after-school lacrosse team to share my passion for the sport with my students. With lacrosse as a motivating hook — p