Grants Available for Culturally Relevant Algebra Ideas, Gates Foundation

Posted by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on October 13, 2020

Algebra 1 is one of the most important on-track indicators of students’ future success. Students who do not complete Algebra 1 have a one-in-five chance of graduating from high school and, as it currently stands, Algebra 1 acts as a gatekeeper – rather than a gateway – to future success.

For nearly two decades the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has used Grand Challenges to address and solve key global health and development problems by seeking out and engaging the world’s brightest minds through an open and transparent process focused on the best ideas most likely to make an impact. We are launching the first-ever Grand Challenge focused on education in the United States, centered around the idea of transforming Algebra 1 into a gateway to success.

We are looking for partners to help us radically transform and rethink the traditional math classroom to better support students who have been historically marginalized in math, including Black and Latino students, student who speak a language other than English, and students affected by poverty in the United States.

Learn more and apply: http://k12education.gatesfoundation.org/balance-the-equation/

Read article about grant: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-10-07-the-gates-foundation-is-awarding-millions-to-solve-america-s-algebra-problem-will-it-add-up