A retired military man turned math teacher almost singlehandedly started the “math wars” of the 1990s, says Nakonia Hayes. She’s a long-time teacher, former principal, and author of John Saxon’s Story ...

Holding a script in his hand, Eric Klebow tells his 2nd graders what they’ll be learning in their math lesson. “Today, you will learn to tell time to the minute,” the teacher at Magnolia Elementary ...

A son of Brooklyn whose “smoldering” good looks got him to Hollywood, where he once starred with Marlon Brando and, by Mr. Saxon’s lights, outacted him. By Neil Genzlinger John Saxon, who skipped ...