A Teachable Moment: Educating for Democracy

by Nancy S. Shapiro, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Education and Outreach, University System of Maryland   As educators, we have a unique responsibility and opportunity to address the dangerous attacks on our democratic republic that we have experienced over...

Maryland’s Mathematics Reform Initiative: A Promising Experiment

by Nancy Shapiro For the past five years, the University System of Maryland has led a statewide collaboration among five public universities and seven community colleges to redesign college-level mathematics pathways.  Our collaborative five-year experiment with...