Burt Kaufman

After more than five decades teaching and developing mathematics materials for precocious elementary and secondary school students, educator Burt Kaufman has announced his retirement.Kaufman, who began his career as a teacher in Baltimore, became one of the nation’s leading mathematics curriculum developers, directing national research projects targeting America’s most talented young mathematicians. He moved to South Florida, first in 1963 to design the mathematics courses at the experimental Nova schools in Broward County.One of the most significant results of Kaufman’s efforts is the Elements of Mathematics (EM) series of textbooks, the product of a collaboration of mathematicians from around the globe coordinated by Kaufman.