Michelle Katz
Two local educators are among five chosen statewide as California's finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, officials said Monday.
Michelle Katz, who teaches Advanced Placement calculus at Northridge Academy High School, was chosen as a math finalist, and Scott Holloway, a physics instructor at Westlake High School in the Conejo Valley, is a finalist in the science category.
"These remarkable teachers and their colleagues around the state play a central role in preparing students for college or career," said state schools Superintendent Tom Torlakson. "Science and math education is crucial not only to our students' futures but to California's future as a leader in