Arizona's public universities team up to help train state's K-8 math teachers under $1 million grant administered by Arizona Board of Regents

(Phoenix, Ariz.) – Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College has been awarded $948,440 in funding through the U.S. Department of Education to enlist the state’s three major universities in an effort to raise mathematics achievement among K-8 students. The project joins ASU’s Teachers College with colleges of education at Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona to provide teacher training and resources aimed at boosting student achievement across Arizona to meet new state-mandated Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSSM).