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Math for America Announces 2009 Cohort Largest Number to Enter MƒA Fellowship and Master Teacher Fellowship in Program History (NEW YORK) September 21, 2009 – Math for America (MƒA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to significantly improving mathematics education in US secondary public schools, welcomes 114 new members to its 2009 cohort. This marks the largest recruitment year for Math for America’s programs, which include the MƒA Fellowship and Master Teach

2009-09-21T14:18:00Z 2009-09-01T13:52:00Z 2009-09-01T13:52:00Z

Math for America San Diego Awarded $1.5 Million NSF Noyce Fellowship Grant Grant to Provide Funds for Regional Mathematics Teaching Program (San Diego) August 25, 2009 – Through UC San Diego, Math for America San Diego has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to help meet the shortage of mathematics teachers in San Diego County. The grant will support Math for America San Diego’s mission t

2009-09-01T13:52:00Z 2009-08-05T14:03:00Z 2009-08-05T14:03:00Z

A Mathematics Trail Surrounds the Rubin Museum of Art Mathematics professor Ron Lancaster of Math for America launches an interactive Chelsea neighborhood tour on Monday, August 24 (New York) August 5, 2009 - Math and art complement each other at the Rubin Museum of Art (RMA) where visitors may follow a Math Trail, an interactive self-guided tour of the neighborhood surrounding the museum that incorporates mathematical problems and puzzles. Designed by the nonprofit organization Math for Ame

2009-08-05T14:03:00Z 2009-07-02T13:00:00Z 2009-07-02T13:00:00Z

Math for America Adds 60 New Fellows Program’s NYC-Based Fellowship Doubles in Size in MfA’s Fifth Year (New York) July 2, 2009 – Math for America today welcomes 60 Fellows to its New York City-based teaching program, furthering the nonprofit organization’s dedication to significantly improving mathematics education in US secondary public schools. This marks the most successful recruitment year for the program. The 2009 cohort brings the total New York City program

2009-07-02T13:00:00Z 2008-06-02T20:02:00Z 2008-06-02T20:02:00Z

  Carnegie Launches Math for America Chapter in D.C. (Washington, D.C) June 2, 2008 - Washington, D.C. The District of Columbia, like many other cities, has a continuing need for highly qualified mathematics teachers in its middle and high schools. This nation-wide shortage has left American students unable to compete with students in other nations and ill prepared for university studies and the workforce. To combat this trend, the Carnegie Institution's Carnegie Academy for Science Ed

2008-06-02T20:02:00Z 2007-08-15T19:47:00Z 2007-08-15T19:47:00Z

  MfA Expands to San Diego Subsequent to the dissemination of the press release below, PRIME San Diego has changed its name to MfA - San Diego. (San Diego) August 15, 2007 - Since 2004, Math for America (MfA), a private not for profit organization has recruited, trained and retained over 100 Fellows to teach in secondary public schools in New York City. Based on that successful progress, MfA is pleased to announce the selection of San Diego, California as its second site. MfA selec

2007-08-15T19:47:00Z 2007-08-09T20:18:00Z 2007-08-09T20:18:00Z

Math for America Applauds Creation of New NSF Teacher Fellowships Modeled on MfA's Program Statement by Irwin Kra, Executive Director, MfA August 9, 2007 Earlier today President Bush signed the America COMPETES Act into law. Last week Congress voted with overwhelming margins to adopt H.R. 2272, the "America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act", or America COMPETES Act. This comprehensive bill is an important step forwar

2007-08-09T20:18:00Z 2006-09-18T19:37:00Z 2006-09-18T19:37:00Z

  Math for America and Mayor Salute New Math Teachers Founder Jim Simons Announces Doubling of NYC Newton Program to $50 Million (New York) September 18, 2006 - At a ceremony at the Bronx Academy of Letters, Math for America (MfA) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg today acknowledged the 39 Newton Fellows whorecently began careers as New York City high school math teachers while Dr. James Simons, President of Renaissance Technologies Corporation and chairman of MfA, announced the d

2006-09-18T19:37:00Z 2006-09-18T19:18:00Z 2006-09-18T19:18:00Z

Math for America and Mayor Salute New Math Teachers (New York) September 18, 2006 -At a ceremony at the Bronx Academy of Letters on September 18th, Math for America and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg acknowledged the 39 MfA Fellows who recently began careers as New York City high school math teachers while Dr. James Simons, President of Renaissance Technologies Corporation and chairman of MfA, announced the doubling of MfA’s MfA Fellowship Program. Mayor Bloomberg thanks

2006-09-18T19:18:00Z 2006-06-03T19:08:00Z 2006-06-03T19:08:00Z

MFA NAMES ADDITIONAL NEWTON FELLOWSHIPS FOR NYC Program entering its third year is poised to become national model (NEW YORK) June 3, 2006 -- Math for America (MfA), a private non-profit organization dedicated to significantly improving mathematics education in our nation's public schools welcomed 39 Newton Fellows who will take their first steps towards becoming New York City high school math teachers. After a year of study in a masters of education program, Fellows will begin to teach in

2006-06-03T19:08:00Z 2005-09-14T18:49:00Z 2005-09-14T18:49:00Z

    NEW YORK CITY WELCOMES 51 NEW AND FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHERS Chancellor Joel Klein Praises Joint Private and Public Initiative  Math for America Organization Committed to Spend $25 Million Over Nine Years to Train and Maintain Corps of More Than 180 Newton Math Teachers Six Newton NYC Master Teachers Each Awarded $50,000 NEW YORK, NY, September 14, 2005 - Math for America today welcomed 51 new and future New York City high school math teachers. Schools Chancellor

2005-09-14T18:49:00Z 2004-11-17T19:24:00Z 2004-11-17T19:24:00Z

  PRIVATELY FUNDED $25 MILLION PROGRAM TO ADD 180 NEW MATH TEACHERS IN NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOLS Math for America, a Non-Profit Foundation, Initiates Innovative Programs to Recruit, Educate and Support Highly Trained Math Teachers Novel Program Designed by Prominent Mathematicians NEW YORK, NY, November 17, 2004 – A privately sponsored and financed $25 million program to improve the teaching of mathematics in New York City public high schools by attracting and training more th

2004-11-17T19:24:00Z 2004-11-14T19:24:00Z 2004-11-14T19:24:00Z

  Math for America Formally Launches MfA Fellowship Program On November 17, 2004, Math for America held a press conference to formally announce the MfA Fellowship and MfA Master Teacher Programs. With words of endorsement from Caroline Kennedy, Vice-Chair of the Fund for Public Schools and Randi Weingarten, President of the United Federation of Teachers and MfA Board Member, Jim Simons described the mission and goals of the programs. Coverage of the press conference ran on local TV news

2004-11-14T19:24:00Z