Advanced math adds up to future success.
Completing advanced math courses in high school has a greater influence on whether students will graduate from college than any other factor.
The mission of The Calculus Project is to use research-supported strategies to increase the representation and success of Black, Hispanic, Indigenous People of Color and low-income students in advanced mathematics.
TCP is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program. We were selected from a total of 715 applicants and we will receive a total of $150,000 over three years.
The Problem
Black and Hispanic people remain underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce. This holds them back from completing college and increasing their future earnings.
The SOLUTION
The Calculus Project works to solve the problem by working to increase the number of low income students of color engaged in advanced math courses.
The Results
0+
Students Helped since 20090%
of TCP students earned an A or B in the first semester of math0%
of TCP students enroll in AP level math courses by their senior year.
Jonathan Pierre graduated in our first cohort (class of 2020) and is a freshman at Yale.
Aiko White is the youngest student in TCPLA to pass the Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure for Middle School Math.