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$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>>>
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>>>