Moses Honored as One of “America’s Best Leaders”
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Center Eminent Scholar Dr. Bob Moses has been recognized as one of the most influential and trailblazing leaders in America by a major news magazine. U.S. News & World Report chose Moses for its “America’s Best Leaders” special issue, which came out in October. The magazine collaborated with the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government to honor 17 people “who define and embody leadership today” and “are shaping our society”:

“The [committee] sought out leaders who, among other things, have achieved measurable results in their field, have challenged established processes, and have inspired a shared vision. They valued resilience, adaptability and sustainability. And they prized those leaders who empower others and value their colleague’s personal work.”

In the second year of the award, Moses was chosen from among hundreds of nominees.
Last year’s recipients include Oprah Winfrey, Apple Founder Steve Jobs and entrepreneur Billy Shore. The selection committee singled out Moses’ work on the Algebra Project, a groundbreaking labor of love and social change that has spanned more than two decades. Moses has developed an experienced-based curriculum to teach students math founded on the core principles of the Civil Rights Movement, which he led in Mississippi in the 60’s. Through AP, thousands of underserved students throughout the country have learned math as “the new Civil Right,” and have not only gained a quality education, but also learned to demand one. The high academic achievement in the context of social activism that AP represents has enabled many students from disenfranchised communities to pass through the gateway of higher education, breaking generational chains of low expectations that reach back to slavery.
            In October Moses was honored at a gala event in New York where he participated in a panel discussion with other leaders that come from a variety of different spheres, including business, government and community service. “It’s gratifying U.S. News is recognizing the long-term nature of this kind of work and citing the project,” Moses said.

Other News and Notes

AP Earns $2.75 Million Grant

The National Science Foundation awarded the Algebra Project a three-year, $2.75 million grant to further its long-time work in developing instructional materials for experienced-based teaching strategies. Built into the work of developing materials are community involvement and teacher professional development. Moses says the money will be invested in developing a network of several AP sites throughout the country serving blacks, Latinos and poor rural whites. “Working in schools requires strategies about what to teach and how to teach it, and this grant helps us gain access and credibility in what we do,” Moses said. “We have the stamp of approval from one of the highest places you can get it.”

AP Adopts High School Class in Little Haiti

Dr. Moses has created a cohort of 24 high school students from Miami Edison Senior High in Little Haiti for implementation of the Algebra Project curriculum. He and an Edison teacher will work with the students over the course of their four years in high school. For at least the first year, doctoral student and AP assistant Mario Eraso will also team-teach and collaborate with the students in presenting the results of the Algebra Project work to both the research and local communities. Their goal is to guide the Edison students in rising from the lowest quartile in academic achievement to the very highest achievement in math, an accomplishment that will lay the foundation for the students’ entry into college. Using graphing calculators and the hands-on strategies of the Algebra Project, Moses will work with the students everyday for ninety minutes. Moses has spent the last seven years implementing a similar program at Lanier High School in Jackson, Mississippi with impressive and well-documented success.

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