The Mathematics Classroom Teaching Research for All Students (M-CTRAS) was first proposed by Dr. Shuhua An and initiated during the U.S.-Sino Workshop in June 2008. Originally named the Classroom Teaching for All Students Research (CTRAS) Working Group, it included the following 11 universities (six from the U.S. and five from China):

  • U.S. – California State University, Long Beach, Grand Valley State University, Louisiana University, Montclair University, Indiana University, and National University.

  • China – Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Hang Zhou Normal University, Nanjing Normal University, and Tianjing Normal University