Cal State Long Beach Gets Nearly $1 Million CPEC Grant to Work with Local Algebra Teachers, Increase Students’ Achievement
The California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) has awarded Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) a four-year, $996,284 grant for a project that will have university professors working with algebra teachers from five Long Beach high schools in an effort to increase mathematics achievement among students, particularly those from underperforming groups.
“Project EQALS: Evidenced-based, Quality Professional Development in Algebra for Learners’ Success” is a partnership between the College of Education and College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at CSULB and the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD).
Co-principal investigators (PIs) Babette Benken, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, and Cara Richards-Tutor, associate professor of advanced studies in education and counseling, are directing the project. Participating LBUSD high schools include Cabrillo, Jordan, Polytechnic, Millikan and Lakewood.
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