Articles from National Math Stars

National Math Stars (NMS) today announced that Founder and CEO Ilana Walder-Biesanz has been selected as one of five recipients of the 2025 Bezos Courage & Civility Awards, given by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos. The $5 million award will go to accelerating NMS’ growth, supporting a new pilot program, and building infrastructure for the organization as it scales.

National Math Stars (NMS) has selected a new cohort of 102 exceptional young students for its multi-year program. NMS supports high-performing math students beginning in second and third grades. The 2025 cohort is the first to include students from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin as part of the organization’s recent expansion into the Midwest. Current programs in Texas will also welcome new learners.

National Math Stars (NMS) has selected 17 exceptional students from Iowa to take part in its program. NMS supports high-performing math students beginning in elementary school.

National Math Stars (NMS) has selected 57 exceptional students from Texas to take part in its core program. NMS supports high-performing math students beginning in elementary school. These new learners will join programs in Texas already underway.

National Math Stars (NMS), a not-for-profit that supports mathematically extraordinary students, today announced an American midwest expansion, beginning with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This extension comes on the heels of early successes in NMS’s national pilot and Texas-based programs.