Reasoning Mind Expands to More Houston Area Schools Due to a $1.2 Million Grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation
Summary
Under the leadership of the board of trustees, chaired by Houston philanthropist Ernest H. Cockrell, RM raised the necessary funds and developed a strategy for bringing this advanced math education system to American students.Teams of pedagogy experts worked to design a curriculum based both on the strong math teaching traditions in Europe and Asia and on recent breakthrough results in American educational research.Through their partnership with A+ Challenge, these funds will allow Reasoning Mind to expand to more Houston schools and to offer existing Houston-area RM students and teachers the support they need to systemically change the method in which mathematics instruction is delivered.Speakers for the announcement at HISD’s Burnet Elementary included ExxonMobil Foundation President Gerald McElvy, HISD Superintendent Dr. Abelardo Saavedra, Houston A+ Challenge Executive Director Scott Van Beck, and Reasoning Mind President Alex Khachatryan.“Reasoning Mind’s success in teaching elementary mathematics is grounded in a world-class curriculum, which is built on the tradition of excellence in high-achieving countries.Under the leadership of the board of trustees, chaired by Houston philanthropist Ernest H. Cockrell, RM raised the necessary funds and developed a strategy for bringing this advanced math education system to American students.Teams of pedagogy experts worked to design a curriculum based both on the strong math teaching traditions in Europe and Asia and on recent breakthrough results in American educational research.