[2] She began teaching at Miami Jackson High School in 1954 to help repay her college loan.
By 1966 the student body at Miami Jackson High School was 85% black poor.
Goleman helped develop new programs and demonstrated a caring attitude toward students to build academic success.
[1] She received the award on 28 April 1969 from President Richard M. Nixon in a White House ceremony.
[4] Barbara Goleman High School, opened in 1995, was named in her honor.