The Young Peoples' Project, the Algebra Project, and the Flagway Game Campaign
Raising the floor: Progress and setbacks in the struggle for quality mathematics education for all
May 09, 2006 03:30 PM to 04:15 PM
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Biography:
Founded in 1996, The Young People’s Project (YPP) is a nonprofit
Organization with established sites in Jackson, MS, Chicago, IL, and the Greater Boston
area of Massachusetts, and developing programs in Miami, FL, Delaware and Yuma, AZ.
YPP is an outgrowth of, and partner organization to, the Algebra Project, a national
math literacy effort aimed at helping middle and high school students in under-served,
rural and inner city areas to successfully complete algebra by the 8th or 9th grade and
engage a college preparatory math sequence in high school. Founded and directed by
Bob Moses, the Algebra Project has been at the forefront of local and national education
reform efforts for the past two decades.
For the past 10 years, YPP has worked with young people to develop and
implement programs that allow high school and college students to serve as
peer leaders, support the academic success and achievement of younger students, and
promote and demonstrate the importance of a quality education. Currently, at each
established site, YPP employs from 20 to 90 high school and college age students on a
part time basis, and serves up to 1000 elementary and middle school students through a
variety of math based programs. YPP is the recipient of a 5-year grant from the
National Science Foundation to build demand for Math Literacy, supporting the
development of existing sites and the
expansion to new areas of the country. |
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