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Most applicants are fully admitted to college as they start their senior year thanks to M-Cubed Milwaukee Direct Admit  MILWAUKEE — In its first year, nearly 900 Milwaukee Public Schools juniors took a simple, free step toward college at Milwaukee Area Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee through M3 (pronounced M-Cubed) Milwaukee Direct Admit.

Initiative between Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Public Schools and UWM recognized for intergovernmental cooperation Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Area Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee certainly work well together. A partnership between the three educational entities called M³ (pronounced M-cubed) has won an award for intergovernmental cooperation from the Wisconsin Policy Forum, a

The M³ (pronounced M-Cubed) Work-Based Learning Team continues to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s skilled professionals by forging meaningful connections with regional employers. In 2025, the team plans to host a Work Readiness Conference and two job fairs for high school juniors and seniors. The events, scheduled for March 19, 2025 (for junior students)

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

One 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

Imani 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

Connection, 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

MPS 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

The 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