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News & Events Archive
Below is an archive of past news and events that we shared with our community of school administrators, teachers, and undergraduate students. Feel free to click on any item below to learn more about The Curtis Center’s initiative to provide a world class K-12 mathematics education for all students.
The Curtis Center researched and analyzed the Algebra 2 standards in 13 state’s standards documents to inform current efforts to streamline and modernize students’ high school Y3 mathematics experiences.
Curtis Center Director, Heather Dallas, gathered with other state-wide leaders to advocate for better mathematics education for all students.

The Broad Foundation Provides Support for AMP
May 16, 2025The UCLA Newsroom Faculty Bulletin Board highlights Curtis Center Executive Director Heather Dallas’s grant from the Broad Foundation.
Partner with the Curtis Center’s experienced team to facilitate your district’s adoption process!

Math Saturdays for Teachers @ UCLA
April 26, 2025Join us on April 26, 2025, for our next day of hands-on mathematics with like-minded educators!

Counted Out Film Screening
March 14, 2025Join us March 14th to watch Counted Out, a film that explores the math crisis we have in America, a crisis whose solution is at our fingertips.
Come see K-8 Professional Development Director Helen Chan speak at the 2024 CMC-South Annual Conference in Palm Springs!

Undergraduate Math for Teaching Info Session
November 4, 2024Join us on November 4th, 2024 from 4 – 6PM in MS 6221. Diddy Riese Cookies served!
Access information from the talk Executive Director Heather Dallas gave at the 2024 NCTM Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Curtis Center @ ICME 15
July 9, 2024The Curtis Center presents workshops and papers at the International Congress on Mathematics Education in Sydney.

Apply for the Math For LA Scholarship
June 4, 2024Are you interested in a career in mathematics education? The Math For LA Annual Scholarship can provide up to $6,000 of support. Applications are due June 4th.
National Academy of Sciences member and Yale Mathematics Professor, Roger Howe, released a free booklet of 18 briefs on elementary mathematics.

2024 Spring Colloquium
March 2, 2024Join us on March 2, 2024, to hear from like-minded mathematics educators from Naucalpan, Mexico.

Curtis Center @ NCTM Research Conference 2023
October 25, 2023Access information regarding AMMP from the talk Executive Director Heather Dallas gave at the 2023 NCTM Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Access information from the talks Isai Lopez and Heather Dallas gave at the 2023 NCTM Annual Meeting.
Isai Lopez and Helen Chan to speak on November 3rd & 4th at the 2023 CMC-South Conference.
Professor Heather Dallas, Director of The Curtis Center, receives the Sorgenfrey Distinguished Teaching Award.
Read an article written by The Curtis Center that was featured in the June 2023 California Math Council (CMC) ComMuniCator.
The Daily Bruin highlights UCLA STEM Undergraduate involvement in AMMP
Math for LA provide financial support to undergrads pursuing a career in math education
BEAM is seeking undergrads to be counselors & teaching assistants for a mathematics summer program.