Jan 31, 2019
NCTM joined 48 leading national education and advocacy organizations in speaking out and challenging the Department of Education on their decision to rescind the 2014 school discipline guidance.
Jan 17, 2019
2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients Peg Smith, Lee Stiff, and Johnny Lott! The Mathematics Education Trust (MET) has selected Peg Smith, Lee Stiff, and Johnny Lott.
Nov 12, 2018
Congratulations to President-Elect Trena Wilkerson and four other newly elected NCTM Board of Directors members. All newly elected officers will begin serving on the Board at the conclusion of the NCTM 2019 Annual Meeting and Exposition in April 2019.
Oct 22, 2018
In a report released earlier this year, the NCTM called for major shifts in the way math is organized and taught in high school, including focusing more deeply on fewer essential concepts.
Sep 12, 2018
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has announced a new scholarship for educators currently teaching grades 9–12.
Aug 22, 2018
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has announced the editorial board of its new practitioner journal: Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PreK-12, which will launch January 2020.
Aug 17, 2018
Reston, Va., August 17, 2018- Laurence Bissett, a sophomore at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in Ewing, New Jersey, has been awarded the Prospective 7-12 Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarship presented by the Mathematics Education Trust (MET).
Jul 17, 2018
As the president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, I applaud the de-tracking efforts of San Francisco Unified School District in middle school math, which creates pathways for all students to have access to continued studies in the subject ("In San Francisco, A Bold Effort to De-Track Algebra," (June 13, 2018).
Jul 12, 2018
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) announced the selection of 10 math and science teacher leaders from across the country to serve as 2018 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Teacher Ambassadors.
Jun 28, 2018
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has announced Dr. Angela Barlow as the editor-in-chief of its new practitioner journal: Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PreK-12, which will launch January 2020.
Apr 26, 2018
NCTM Calls for Major Changes to High School Mathematics
Group Calls for End to Student and Teacher Tracking
Reston, Va. - Today the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is calling on every individual that influences high school mathematics education to acknowledge and support significant changes
Apr 10, 2018
Across the board, struggling American students are falling behind, while top performers are rising higher on the test dubbed the "Nation's Report Card."
Jan 11, 2018
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Carole E. Greenes and William R. Speer
Congratulations to the 2018 NCTM Lifetime Achievement Award recipients! The Mathematics Education Trust (MET) has selected Carole E. Greenes and William R. Speer as recipients of
Sep 27, 2017
Reston, Va., September 27, 2017 – Brennan Kastens, a junior at Eastern University in St. Davids, Penn. has been awarded the Prospective 7-12 Secondary Teacher Course Work Scholarship presented by the Mathematics Education Trust (MET) of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM).
Aug 1, 2017
We're All Born With Mathematical Abilities (And Why That's Important)
As an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, Kristy VanMarle knew she wanted to go to grad school for psychology, but wasn't sure what lab to join. Then, she saw a flyer: Did you know that babies can count?
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Aug 1, 2017
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) have announced that Elaine Vaughan, a math teacher at Oak Ridge High School, was one of 10 math and science teacher leaders selected to serve as a 2017 STEM Teacher Ambassador.
Jul 5, 2017
Algebra problems are at the heart of a dispute over the level of math deemed necessary to earn an associate degree or transfer to a four-year college.
Jun 28, 2017
It is with great sadness that our beloved Carol
Edwards has passed away.
Apr 14, 2017
High school juniors and seniors who participated in a prestigious national math competition said they tend to study alone and to learn best when they grasp the underlying concepts behind math formulas.