Group Launches Push for More Math, Science Teachers

Higher ed. association gets committment from 75 member institutions.

A major association of colleges and universities is asking its member institutions to commit to producing more mathematics and science teachers and to work more closely together to share information about promising strategies for meeting that goal.

The National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges says that at least 75 of its institutions in more than 30 states have pledged to join the new enterprise, called the Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative , which was expected to be announced formally Nov. 9 at the organization’s annual meeting in Chicago.

The colleges and universities that take part will agree to set specific targets for raising the number of math and science teachers they educate over time, or to...