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The full M³ 2024 Impact Report is now available, with the following introduction from M³ executive sponsors Anthony Cruz, Eduardo Galvan and Mark Mone: In 2015, new executive leaders at Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Area Technical College, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee recognized both the opportunity and the imperative to work more closely together to
Read moreOne of the best ways for parents to know what’s going on in school is to go to school. For the past 10 years, the Milwaukee Parent Institute, or MPI, has taught parents of students in Milwaukee Public Schools valuable knowledge and skills to ensure their children reach their full potential. MPI was developed in
Read moreImani Hall-Kneemiller has always been a fast learner. When she was a middle school student, her mother worked early in the morning, so Hall-Kneemiller taught herself to fix her own hair. As a student at Milwaukee Public Schools’ North Division High School, she offered her styling services to friends and classmates. And when it came
Read moreConnection, coordination and collaboration. Teachers and administrators from Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Public Schools and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee have embraced these elements to transform the future of education in Milwaukee through their M³ (pronounced M-Cubed) partnership. Faculty and staff from the three institutions have met at least once a year since the M³
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For most high school sophomores, the days are fairly straightforward: Go to classes, eat lunch with your friends, complete your homework. Repeat. On Thursday, March 14, their day was more exciting: They got to glimpse their future. Nearly 2,000 10th-grade students from 20 Milwaukee Public Schools high schools visited Milwaukee Area Technical College’s four campuses
Read moreMPS seniors should fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, as soon as possible, said Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the leaders of the M³ partners, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Area Technical College and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The leaders spoke Monday, Feb. 12, at Washington High School of Information Technology
Read moreThe new Milwaukee Direct Admit program allows high school juniors attending any MPS school to apply to Milwaukee’s two largest colleges in less than five minutes at no cost. By applying now, students will begin their journey to start college in Fall 2025. Milwaukee Direct Admit is the latest initiative to come out of the
Read moreM³ (M-Cubed) is all about opening doors of opportunity for students. One way that starts is when students get a glimpse of what their future could look like. The M³ Academic & Career Planning Team, along with other partners from across our three institutions, plans and directs tours of MATC and UWM for all MPS
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In 2022-23, M3 continued to lift up individual students and their families, eliminate equity gaps, and help build the region’s diverse workforce at a time when the number of high school students going directly on to higher education is in decline. Download a copy of the latest Impact Report.
Read moreThe M3 (pronounced M-Cubed) Milwaukee Parent Institute is a proven program that equips Milwaukee Public Schools elementary, middle, and high school families with the knowledge and skills to help their students graduate and prepare for higher education. Since fall 2021, this program has grown dramatically. The Milwaukee Parent Institute is a six-week program offered both
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