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Multiplying the Impact of Mathematics Teaching and Learning
Fall 2008 test scores showed the percentage of Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) students rated as proficient or better in mathematics increased on average by 5 percentage points across all grades tested, with students in grades four and eight making remarkable increases of 9 and 10 points. Strong evidence links the improvement to a long-term effort to improve the teaching and learning of mathematics in MPS through the Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership. One key element of the work is a focus on a comprehensive understanding of mathematics. (Appeared in UW-Milwaukee, Research Report 2010) More>>> (pdf file)
A new equation for mathematics education
By Kathy Quirk (2008)
A
$20 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant
is changing mathematics education in Milwaukee
Public Schools. UWM administers the grant for the
Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership (MMP), an initiative
of the Milwaukee Partnership Academy. The NSF grant
encompasses numerous goals; however, improving
mathematics teaching and learning is key. "We
need to give teachers a deep knowledge of mathematics
and a tool kit of teaching approaches to help assure
that every student can not only do mathematical
computation, but also can . . . More>>>
Community Partners Work To Improve Schools
Keeping politics out of education reform isn’t easy, but a Milwaukee partnership that includes UWM has been largely successful in doing that. The Milwaukee Partnership Academy (MPA), which has won national awards and recognition for its efforts, has been working to help children in Milwaukee Public Schools achieve at or above grade level since 1999. (Appeared in UW-Milwaukee, School of Education Annual Report 2005-2006) More>>> (pdf file)
Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership Helping Shape Up Math Education
The Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership (MMP) is multiplying the power of teachers to make mathematics add up for students. The partnership focuses on helping teachers improve students' mathematics achievement in Milwaukee Public Schools. (Appeared in UW-Milwaukee, School of Education Annual Report 2005-06) More>>> (pdf file)
Teachers-in-Residence Bring Together Theory and Practice
UWM and Milwaukee Public Schools are working closely together in a program designed to improve the links between the theory and practice of teaching. Teachers-in-Residence are one example of boundary spanners . . . people within the schools and universities who help bridge gaps in understanding between collaborating organizations. (Appeared in UW-Milwaukee, School of Education Annual Report 2005-06) More>>> (pdf file)
$20 Million Grant
Improving the teaching and learning of mathematics for Milwaukee Public Schools’ (MPS) 100,000 students takes the effort and collaboration of many players. But with the help of a $20 million 5-year grant from the National Science Foundation, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), MPS and Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) have joined forces to form the Milwaukee Mathematics Partnership (MMP) and reach that goal. >>>More
Grant to help student achievement
The nation's largest teachers union and a partner organization on Monday announced a $500,000 grant to support efforts in Milwaukee to close achievement gaps between racial minority students and white students and between low-income students and others. More>>>
National Teachers Union Chief Visits To Encourage Closing Performance Gap
By Alan J. Borsuk
Reg Weaver, the president of the National Education Association, had a message Wednesday for students and teachers at Twenty-First Street Elementary School in the heart of Milwaukee's central city. >>>more
Partnership Keeps Changing for the Better
As communities try to solve tough education issues, many are turning to partnerships between the public schools, business and industry, teacher unions and higher education institutions that prepare teachers. And they are benchmarking the success of the Milwaukee Partnership Academy (MPA) even as the MPA continues to evolve and restructure itself in order to strengthen its work with Milwaukee schools. (Appeared in Fall 2004 EDLINE) More>>>
Partnerships for Education Strives to Increase Student Success in Urban Schools
UWM's Partnerships for Education is working with the Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Area Technical College and educational institutions throughout southeastern Wisconsin to prepare more students for college, strengthen the teacher workforce and integrate technology into the classroom. The MPA also has ties as the two groups are working together to prepare tutors by developing a curriculum training model. (Appeared in Fall 2004 EDLINE) More>>>
MPA Gains National Attention
The MPA received a Holmes Partnership award for its contributions to urban education. The Kenneth Howey Award for Contribution to Urban Education was presented to the MPA at the Holmes Partnership's annual conference. (Appeared in Spring 2004 EDLINE) More>>>
$20 Million Mathematics Partnership Grant Strengthens Math Teaching and
Learning
A strong mathematics program is a vital part of any curriculum and now Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) will have more resources to make sure their students improve in math. This past fall, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $20 million over five years to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to support the Milwaukee Partnership Academy's
work to improve the mathematics achievements of MPS students. (Appeared in Spring 2004 EDLINE) More>>>
More than $40 Million in Grants to Support MPA Initiatives
What do Bill Gates, the US government, the Carnegie Corporation and the Herzfeld family have in common? They don't believe in the adage of"if you want something done right then do it yourself." In fact, they believe quite the opposite and all are contributing to making
education in Milwaukee better, stronger and more effective. (Appeared in Fall 2003 EDLINE) More>>>
Tutors Help Boost Student Reading Levels at Cass Street School
Students at Cass Street School saw a dramatic increase in their reading levels thanks to nearly 100 volunteers who participated in a first-time UWM tutoring program at the school. The strategy behind the tutoring and the MPA is a comprehensive literacy framework. (Appeared in Fall 2003 EDLINE) More>>>
