How it works

 

Our mission is to connect achieving students to Human Investment Philanthropist.

H.I.P.- Socially conscious citizens (busy professionals, social clubs, neighborhood organizations, businesses, retired CEO's and philanthropic foundations) concerned about the state of public education and looking for ways to support young people. We foster immediate and direct assistance to deserving students based on their individual needs.

 

Our website will have profiles of achieving students in the local community. Human Investment Philanthropist in the community, whether as individuals or as part of a neighborhood group or organization can browse the profiles, find a narrative(s) that appeals and make a connection.

 

 

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An example of student needs and potential donations vary from:

  • Supplemental education
  • SAT prep course
  • College application fees
  • Summer camps
  • Travel for college tours
  • Internships
  • Misc: music instrument, etc.

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“I think the biggest thing for them is, here, they’ve graduated from high school but they come and take our placement test and they’re still in pre-college reading, writing and math. They just weren’t warned or they don’t remember being warned, so now they’re having to pay for it, and that is extremely frustrating.”

- Community college advisor

 

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Reform: why we can't wait


Social Justice and the void


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The 2nd phase will be to develop (through an open source style collaboration) partnerships for projects that address the question of 21st century knowledge and skills that high school graduates will need. grad girl

 

Achieve, Inc.; The Education Trust; and the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation launched the American Diploma Project to identify knowledge and skills students need to be college and workforce ready.

 

Their research concluded that any formulation of the knowledge and skills young people will need includes mathematics as a basic building block for success. The key point from their research is that ALL students regardless of their plans after graduation need math.

 

Achieve’s Math works underscores that ALL high school graduates—regardless of whether they enroll in college, join the workforce or enter the military—benefit from acquiring a comprehensive knowledge base and skill set in mathematics

 

The case for math

 

Economy

 

No student who hopes to compete in today’s rapidly evolving global economy and job market can afford to graduate from high school with weak math skills. The benefits associated with improving the math performance of American students extend to the larger U.S. economy, as well.

 

 

 

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Equity

 

Minority and low-income students are less likely to have access to, enroll in, and succeed in higher-level math courses in high school than their more advantaged peers. Under these circumstances, higher-level math courses function not as the intellectual and practical boost they should be, but as a filter that screens students out of the pathway to success.

 

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Savings

 

Postsecondary remediation offers a second chance, but it comes with a steep price tag.

 

$1.4 billion needed to provide remedial education to students who have recently completed high school.

 

Almost $2.3 billion that the economy loses because remedial reading students are more likely to drop out of college without a degree, thereby reducing their earning potential.

 

Source: Alliance for Excellent Education, Paying Double: Inadequate High Schools and Community College Remediation. Issue Brief, 2008.

 

Employers are paying a stiff price for the lack of academic preparation among workers.

 

One study estimated the cost of remedial training in reading, writing and mathematics to a single state’s employers at nearly $40 million a year.

 

*Mackinac Center for Public Policy, The Cost of Remedial Education, 2000.

 

Not only costly but not successful.

 

Many college students who need remediation, especially in reading (76%) and math (63%), do not earn either an associate or a bachelor’s degree.

 

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, The Condition of Education, 2004.

 

Math Works addresses the age-old question familiar to any mathematics educator:

Do I really need to learn this, will it help my future and will I ever use it again?

The short answer is yes, yes and yes.