The Milwaukee Partnership Academy

The Milwaukee Partnership Academy: An Urban P-16 Council for Quality Teaching and Learning is designed to develop a comprehensive teacher education prototype for preparing K-12 teachers for high needs schools through a strong and unique partnership.

The purpose of the Partnership is to improve the education of children through better preparation, recruitment and retention of teachers for urban schools as well as to provide access to teaching for educational assistants, paraprofessionals, and other entry-level employees of Milwaukee Public Schools, especially people of color, at both the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate level.

The partnership is a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Public Schools, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors, the Milwaukee Teacher Education Association, the Milwaukee Area Technical College, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce and the Private Industry Council of Greater Milwaukee.