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MANHATTAN COLLEGE’S SCHOOL OF EDUCATION HELPS SECURE $3.6 MILLION MATHEMATICS GRANT FOR YONKERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

RIVERDALE, N.Y. – In partnership with Manhattan College, the Yonkers Public Schools has secured a three-year, $3.6 million to help improve the teaching and student learning of mathematics across kindergarten through 12th grades. The grant was awarded in November by the New York State Department of Education and funds will be distributed at $1.2 million per year.

“Manhattan College is extremely pleased to assist the Yonkers Public Schools to improve instruction and student learning in American history and mathematics,” says Dr. William Merriman, dean of the school of education at Manhattan College. “More importantly, the grant approval is indicative of the quality of our faculty members and their commitment to this special partnership with the Yonkers Public Schools. The College and school of education are proud of the many Manhattan alumni who teach in this district.”

The approval of this proposal, which was led by the College, was partly due to the success of its existing partnership with the Yonkers Public Schools and their joint involvement in Project Americana. Project Americana is a federally funded grant program to improve the teaching and student learning of American history.

In this new proposal, faculty from the College’s education and mathematics departments will continue to partner with teachers and administrators from the Yonkers Public Schools – some of whom are Manhattan College alumni – to produce an innovative and cohesive professional development program to give teachers a deeper understanding of mathematics content knowledge required to teach to the New York State learning standards for math, science and technology.

The $3.6-million grant was awarded by the New York State Education Department but is part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Signed in 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act is designed to change the culture of America’s schools by closing the achievement gap, offering more flexibility, giving parents more options and teaching students based on what works.

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