NEW YORK CITY Math Initiative
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Targets New York City Schools
Situated among the residential projects in Brooklyn and serving mostly impoverished students, the elementary school PS 273 Wortman is a beacon of hope. It educates many high-achieving students, including fifth grader Angalisa, who calls herself the“ ST Math Beast,” and her little sister Genisa, who goes by the nickname“ JiJi” at school. They are among more than 5,000 New York City elementary school students at 30 high-need schools receiving the ST Math program, thanks to a 2012 grant of $ 500,000 from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
The grant supports the New York City Math Initiative, which aims to close the achievement gap in New York, where African-American and Latino students’ graduation rates lag behind their peers by 25 %.
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10,000
Students
Based on results in other cities across the country, we see MIND Research Institute’ s ST Math program as having tremendous potential to close the math achievement gap in New York City public schools, and prepare more students for life-long success.
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-- Kevin Byrne, Director of U. S. Education at the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
NEW YORK CITY Math Initiative
530
Teachers
66 Schools
Double growth in math proficiency
2009 v. 2011
12.9
4.6
( 5,000)
No ST Math ST Math
( 270)( 30) 24 6 schools schools
Supported by philanthropic donations and MIND Research Institute Supported by Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
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