109 New York City Teachers Selected for MƒA Fellowship

STEM teacher community of 976 share a passion for teaching and learning 

Math for America (MƒA) today announced that 109 New York City K-12 public school teachers have been awarded four-year MƒA fellowships, growing the larger MƒA community to 976 teaching professionals who advance the profession through collaboration, learning, and leadership. Overall, MƒA Master Teachers teach in 373 schools across all five boroughs reaching over 100,000 students.

Throughout their fellowships, MƒA teachers are provided powerful opportunities to build relationships and get new ideas from similarly dedicated peers. Each year they take these ideas about curriculum, teaching, teacher professional development, and student learning from MƒA and share them with other teachers at their school. During the 2023-2024 school year:

• More than 700 MƒA teachers said the ideas they shared from MƒA have led to better teaching practices within colleagues' classrooms at their school.
• More than 600 MƒA teachers said the ideas they shared from MƒA have led to better professional development within their department. 
• More than 400 MƒA teachers said the ideas they shared from MƒA have led to better school-wide professional development.

“At MƒA, teachers build leadership skills through collaboration and learning, leading to better professional development in their networks and schools,” said MƒA President Maria Klawe. “We’re thrilled this new teacher cohort will join our already existing dynamic community of mathematics and science educators who share a passion for and curiosity about STEM subjects.”

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MƒA believes teachers need time, space, and opportunity to work with fellow experts to keep growing throughout their careers. When they come together as a community to exchange ideas and challenge each other, they not only become better – they define teaching excellence itself. Some examples from this past year include:

• MƒA Master Teacher Patrick Chan, who teaches at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, participated in a green chemistry-focused MƒA course and soon created and implemented environmentally sustainable labs in his and his colleagues’ classrooms. 
• MƒA Master Teacher Gloria Nicodemi, who teaches at East-West School of International Studies, gained knowledge, inspiration, and community at MƒA that helped her launch a new brand of professional development at her school. 
• MƒA Master Teacher Erica Tunick, who teaches at Forte Preparatory Academy Charter School, received detailed feedback from MƒA colleagues on an assignment about cognitive demand, leading to increased student agency and ownership of their work. 

More than 60% of MƒA’s teacher community said they might have left teaching during the 2023-2024 school year if not for their fellowship. MƒA teachers receive $60,000 in stipends over four years of the fellowship. Cities and states have adopted the MƒA model to create publicly funded fellowship programs showcasing that MƒA’s model works in rural, urban, and suburban school districts. Teachers can be awarded up to five Master Teacher fellowships and spend up to 20 years of their careers as part of MƒA.  

2024 By the Numbers

More than 900 MƒA Teachers in nearly 400 NYC Public Schools

• More than 700 high school teachers
• More than 150 middle school teachers
• More than 50 elementary school teachers
• More than 400 teach math 
• More than 500 teach science 
• Over 600 MƒA teachers teach in high poverty schools

Borough Breakdown

• More than 325 teach in Manhattan  
• More than 250 teach in Brooklyn 
• More than 175 teach in the Bronx
• More than 150 teach in Queens 
• More than 40 teach in Staten Island

Teaching Experience

• More than 600 have been teaching for 10 or more years 
• More than 275 have been teaching between five and nine years 
• More than 50 have been teaching between one and four years