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The BSF–UIC Mathematics Initiative (BSF-UIC MI) is a partnership which began during the 2014–2015 school year between the Big Shoulders Fund and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The Elementary Mathematics Specialist Program offers courses designed to provide elementary school teachers with the knowledge, confidence, and tools for teaching mathematics to young children.

Our symposium series is a forum for faculty and graduate students in education, mathematics, and science devoted to improving teaching and learning of mathematics and science.

The MER forum works to support the successful involvement of mathematicians in education reform.

MCMI has collaborated with more than 50 school districts in the Chicagoland area and with the South Cook and West 40 Intermediate Service Centers, to support districts’ efforts to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics as they implement the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in kindergarten through high school.

The PRAIRIE Group engages in formative evaluation and applied research of education and training programs, policies, and initiatives with the goal of improving the quality of education and community life in urban settings.