Hi mathematics educators!

We are excited to announce a slate of 8 MTC4SJ workshops for this school year - see attached flyer for the dates, titles, and speakers. Notice that if you attend at least 4 workshops this year, we will send you a MTC4SJ gift!

We are also proud to announce a partnership with ATOMIC to keep this important work moving forward =) We thank you all for your continued interest and please continue to share our website (bit.ly/mtc4sj) with colleagues and encourage them to sign up for our mailing list and utilize our resources.

Our first workshop will be held on Tuesday, September 21st about the formula used for distributing money to schools in Connecticut and the fairness of the various factors. See below for link to register and additional information.

 9/21/21 Registration

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 21; 6:30-8:00pm EST

Location: via Zoom, link sent morning of workshop if registered

Presenters: Kaitlyn Seeto, Toby Way, Megan Staples; UConn

Description: Did you know that Connecticut distributes $2 billion annually towards Connecticut schools? They use a formula for distribution called the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Formula. As with any use of resources that gives different amounts to different constituents, a key question math can help us think about is: Is this fair? There are multiple factors accounted for in the formula. Are there more factors that should be considered? Are different weights appropriate? Such questions help us explore CT’s current policies and reflect on school funding. 

Schedule2122.pdf

*MTC 4 Social Justice Leadership Team*

Kyle Evans, Trinity College

Scott Kapralos, CREC

Gina Rivera, Bristol Public Schools

Megan Staples, UConn