Asha Mathur is a math teacher at Murch Elementary School.

Mrs. Asha Mathur has taught in DCPS for nearly all of her more than 20-year teaching career. She joined Murch Elementary School after completing a practicum there while working toward her master’s degree at American University, and has taught there ever since.

Driven by her students’ eagerness to learn, Mrs. Mathur spends a great deal of time researching and planning lessons that best serve their needs. Above all, Mrs. Mathur seeks to provide her students with a caring and supportive environment and cherishes the daily moments when she knows that she is making a difference in someone’s life.

She is supported by her husband of 31 years, two adult children, and loving pug, all of whom have never failed to appreciate and encourage her each day as she goes to work.