{"id":42626,"date":"2017-01-25T17:15:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T23:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=42626"},"modified":"2023-05-10T15:44:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:44:05","slug":"uwm-launches-education-partnership-mps-matc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-launches-education-partnership-mps-matc\/","title":{"rendered":"51ÁÔÆæ launches education partnership with MPS, MATC"},"content":{"rendered":"

51ÁÔÆæ, Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College officially launched their joint education initiative, M3<\/sup> (pronounced M-cubed), on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Elected officials, educators, business and community leaders from across southeastern Wisconsin attended the event to learn more about the M3 <\/sup>initiative to increase the retention, graduation, and career success of Milwaukee-area students.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith these three institutions working together, M\u00b3\u00a0is building an education pipeline focused on increasing student and community success, which will address the workforce needs of our region\u2019s employers,\u201d 51ÁÔÆæ Chancellor Mark Mone said.<\/p>\n

The M3 <\/sup>concept was born in winter 2015, when education executives from MPS, MATC and 51ÁÔÆæ joined a commission to support Milwaukee Public Schools Lynde & Harry Bradley Technology & Trade School. Their blueprint to strengthen classroom success and boost career readiness for Milwaukee youth marshalled the resources of MPS, MATC and 51ÁÔÆæ to help students progress from high school to college to the workforce more efficiently. The executives still serve on the Bradley Tech Commission, but established M\u00b3 to improve educational outcomes for students from K3 to college throughout southeastern Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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MATC President Vicki Martin, 51ÁÔÆæ Chancellor Mark Mone and MPS Superintendent Darienne Driver pose with new MPS teacher Saidah Sheppard, who attended and graduated from all three institutions. 51ÁÔÆæ, MPS and MATC are working together to boost success rates for more students like Sheppard. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo\/Derek Rickert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cM\u00b3 is a game changer for our students, families and the community,\u201d said Darienne Driver, superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools. \u201cWorking together, we can change what secondary and post-secondary education looks like in our community, providing an incredible opportunity to make a positive impact on our neighborhoods and our neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The work of M3 <\/sup>is divided across five major goal groups, staffed by more than 100 employees of MPS, MATC and 51ÁÔÆæ. The leads of each goal group discussed their priorities for 2017 and shared some early results of their work at the launch event:<\/p>\n