High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Math for America (M A) is a nonprofit organization, founded in January 2004 by mathematician Jim Simons with a mission to improve mathematics education in United States public schools by attracting, training, and retaining highly qualified secondary school mathematics teachers.M A created two programs, the M A Fellowship, to increase the number of mathematically talented individuals going into teaching, and the M A Master Teacher Program, to support outstanding mathematics teachers already in the classroom. M A was founded by mathematicians, educators, and businesspeople who share the belief that improving teacher quality and keeping good teachers in the classroom will result in higher student achievement in mathematics.