The Texas Graduate Center (TGC) recently hosted representatives from Rio Grande Valley school districts interested in joining the TGC’s MATHTEACH Collaborative. MATHTEACH is composed of local school districts committed to supporting their teachers in earning a Master of Liberal Arts in Mathematics for Teaching from Harvard University. Representatives included Rebeca Garza, HR Administrator with PSJA ISD, Cris Valdes, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction at

The Texas Graduate Center (TGC) is on its way to fulfilling its goal of impacting more than 300,000 mathematics students in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV). The Harvard Math for Teaching Masters program will grow to include a third cohort this Spring. Currently, there are sixteen local math teachers pursuing their masters degree from Harvard University Extension School. No other RGV educational institute has more students currently enrolled at Harvard, an exciting accomplishment

Dr. Mary Alice Reyes, Executive Director of the Texas Graduate Center (TGC), was invited to be the keynote speaker at this years Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT) “Rebranding Math” Share Fair in La Joya ISD. Dr. Reyes addressed more than 150 La Joya ISD teachers on the importance of supporting girls in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Her speech, titled “I’m a Girl and I Love Math,” focused on the alarming statistics