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Paul
Jackson II

"The classroom was never the limit. It was always the launch pad."

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Paul Jackson II
Paul Jackson II
Founder · Math ± Relation
#1 Miami-Dade County 2022–23 · WEF Curator 2024
Miami Gardens → Madison, Wisconsin

From the field
to the classroom.

Paul Jackson II grew up in Miami Gardens, Florida. He walked on to play Division I football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. No scholarship, no guaranteed spot. He earned everything. He became Academic All-Big Ten. He was named Most Likely to Be President by his peers. He was selected to the National Society of Leadership and Success.

He interned in Washington D.C. under Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson. He shook hands with John Lewis. He joined the Black Policy Institute, an international think tank driving racial equity through research and policy. He was appointed to the World Economic Forum as a Global Shapers Curator.

And he chose the classroom.

D1
Walk-On
UW-Madison Football
#1
Miami-Dade County
Algebra EOC 2022–23
30+
Schools Reached
South Florida
UW Jersey #41 Orange Bowl 2017
Orange Bowl · Miami
Dec 30, 2017 · #41
UW Jersey #38 Pinstripe Bowl 2018
Pinstripe Bowl · NYC
Dec 27, 2018 · #38
The Timeline

Every step.
Documented.

2017 University of Wisconsin–Madison · Walk-On
Capital One Orange Bowl · #41
Walked on. Earned the jersey. Played in the Orange Bowl in Miami. his hometown. Dec 30, 2017.
Jersey #41 Orange Bowl
2018 Big Ten Conference · University of Wisconsin
Academic All-Big Ten
Outstanding academic accomplishments while competing in intercollegiate athletics. Walk-on. Academic All-Big Ten. Both.
Academic All-Big Ten
2018 Pinstripe Bowl · Yankee Stadium · New York City
Pinstripe Bowl · #38
Yankee Stadium. New York City. Dec 27, 2018. The jersey now hangs framed.
Jersey #38 Pinstripe Bowl
2018 GPSuccess Lead Mentors · UW-Madison
Most Likely To Be President
"For being very involved and an active leader on campus."
Most Likely To Be President
2018 NABJ-UW · The Black Voice
Most Likely Emerging Politician
Certificate of Recognition. Two rooms. One direction. The classroom.
Most Likely Emerging Politician
2019 National Society of Leadership and Success
Selected. NSLS Spring 2019
Selected for membership in the nation's largest leadership honor society.
NSLS Certificate
2019 Center for Educational Opportunity · UW-Madison
GPS Mentor Award · May 2, 2019
For service as a mentor, role model, and leader in the CeO Community.
GPS Mentor Award
2019 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation · D.C.
CBCF · 2019 Summer Congressional Internship
Washington D.C. Interned under Rep. Frederica S. Wilson. The same summer he met John Lewis.
CBCF Certificate
2019 Washington D.C. · U.S. Capitol
With Congressman John Lewis
The handshake that meant something. John Lewis. good trouble, necessary trouble. in the halls he helped build.
With John Lewis
2019 Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson · D.C.
Office of Rep. Frederica Wilson. Signed Photo
Official congressional photo, personally signed. The halls of power on his way back to South Florida.
With Frederica Wilson
2019 University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bachelor of Arts. December 22, 2019
Walk-on athlete. Academic All-Big Ten. NSLS. CBCF. Congressional intern. Graduate. All of it at once.
UW Diploma
2020 Teach For America · Miami-Dade County
TFA 2020 Corps Member
In Honor and Recognition. Signed by Wendy Kopp. TFA Founder.
TFA Certificate
2021–23 Horace Mann Middle School · Miami-Dade
Math Teacher → Rookie Teacher of the Year 2023
Three years. Averaged a 97% passing rate while leading the entire district. out of 536 schools in the 3rd largest school district in the nation. in Algebra & Geometry EOC scores.
Rookie Teacher of the Year
2022 Black Policy Institute · International Think Tank
Black Policy Institute. Research Fellow
Joined the Black Policy Institute. an international think tank dedicated to evidence-based policy, community-powered change, and driving racial equity through rigorous research, community empowerment, and transformative policy development. Conducted interviews and surveys addressing systemic issues impacting Black communities.
The Black Policy Institute
2024 World Economic Forum · Global Shapers Hub
WEF Curator · July 2024 to June 2025
"Congratulations! Today is your first day as Curator." Appointed to the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Hub.
WEF Email
2024 Booker T. Washington Senior High · Miami
Math Teacher. Booker T. Washington
New system. New school. Low-performing freshman algebra. inner city students written off. Led them to become the highest-achieving data in the school.
2025 Miami Norland Senior High School
Math Teacher. Norland
Taught seniors needing Algebra and Geometry credit to graduate. Led students to pass HVAC, ASVAB, ACT/SAT, and CLT.
2026 Broward County Public Schools · 30+ Schools
Math Interventionist · Sub · 30+ Schools
Math ± Relation reaches across 30+ schools in Broward County. The classroom became a movement.
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Paul Jackson II with Congressman John Lewis
Washington D.C.
U.S. Capitol, Summer 2019
A Defining Moment

Good trouble.
Necessary trouble.

The summer of 2019, Paul shook hands with Congressman John Lewis in the halls of the U.S. Capitol. The man who marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The man who took 40 arrests for what he believed in. The man who said "Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic."

That handshake carried weight. Not celebrity weight. Purpose weight. Paul was interning under Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson through the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. He was surrounded by policy, power, and people who used both for good. That summer confirmed what the classroom had already been telling him: the work is the mission.

The classroom
became a system.

Math ± Relation · Founded by Paul Jackson II