Professor Danny Martin elected to National Academy of Education
Introduction
The National Academy of Education has elected 19 distinguished education scholars and leaders to its membership, recognizing significant contributions to education research, policy and practice. One of them is Danny Bernard Martin, professor of education and mathematics at the University of Illinois Chicago. Martin is the only person from an Illinois institution chosen for this year’s honor.
“The work that I do is not for recognition or awards, and I’m glad that they come, but that’s not the ultimate goal,” Martin said. “So, I think my goal, moving forward at this stage of my career, is just to keep doing good work. You know, I have very deep commitments to Black children, families and communities, and I want to continue pushing the field, asking the hard questions and trying to find ways that Black children, families and communities can thrive in my area, in life. Math it’s my area, but in life in general, so I don’t think I’m done.”