MMAC EDUCATION RECOMMENDATIONS:

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Mobilize stakeholders to ensure priorities are addressed

How do we best engage as a business community to support K-12 education?

There are enormous resources coming from the business community directly or indirectly through philanthropy to supplement what government is spending on K-12 education. This support provides operating revenue for schools and capital campaigns to build new, refurbish or expand existing facilities. It supplements training programs, supports more teachers and provides internships for students. This support includes after school programs, tutoring, summer school and extracurricular learning experiences. It flows to individual schools as well as to school systems. All this is helpful and needed. What more needs to be done, and what can we do more strategically?

Given this preamble, and even though it is out of the scope of our K-12 policy review, there is a convincing case to fund and improve the delivery of early childhood programing/interventions to prepare students for K-12. According to one advocate, “kids are lost before they start school, they are so far behind, can’t sit still, they can’t understand.”

Of the 781 daycare providers rated in the YoungStar program, 329 programs serving 6,361 children had a two star rating (out of 5). Another 380 programs serving 10,945 children had a 3 star rating. There are a total of 19,984 kids in these daycare programs, meaning 86% are with providers rated mediocre or worse. Our first recommendation is to promote through Milwaukee Succeeds the policies that improve outcomes in delivering early childhood services to close the pre-school gap.
>>View entire document: MMAC's Recommendations for improving K-12 education in Milwaukee

RECOMMENDATIONS
As a partner in Milwaukee Succeeds, advocate for policies that achieve better outcomes in early childhood services
In addition, the following recommendations will further sharpen our engagement as a community partner:
  • Review the existing philanthropic/business community impact on educational results
  • Expand COSBE's “Be the Spark” career exploration program with MPS
  • Launch an internship program with MPS
  • Work with Milwaukee 7 Talent Partnership to grow career pathways between schools and businesses
  • Benchmark best practices from other urban markets

Questions or comments? Contact Andrew Davis at 414/287-4141.
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  • About
    • Why join the MMAC? >
      • Join now
      • Request More Information
    • Member benefits >
      • Advertising
      • Coupons and discounts
      • Certificates of origin
      • Event Benefits
      • Health insurance plan
      • Members only >
        • Submit an event
        • Add a coupon/discount
        • Submit news about your company
        • Update email preferences
        • Promote your MMAC membership
      • Office supplies discount
    • Board of directors
    • Contact us
    • Members of the media
    • Publication archive >
      • Milwaukee Commerce magazine
      • Metro business news
    • Staff
  • Events
    • MMAC event calendar
    • Event photos >
      • 2017 MMAC All Member Meeting
      • Brewer Outing
      • Business After Hours
      • COSBE Holiday Gathering
      • Executive Roundtable Golf Outing
      • Foxconn Announcement with Governor Walker
      • Future 50 Awards Luncheon
      • Madison Night in Milwaukee
      • Milwaukee 7 Investor Celebration
      • TBC Strategic Partnership Luncheon
      • Wisconsin International Trade Conference photos
      • Workforce development events
    • Community events calendar
    • Submit an event
    • Sponsorship
  • Networks
    • Ethnically-diverse businesses
    • Future 50 Awards >
      • Future 50 winner archive
    • Executive roundtable program >
      • Roundtable News
    • Food and beverage manufacturers
    • International >
      • Wisconsin International Trade Conference
      • Benefits of WTA membership >
        • Join WTA now
      • WTA member directory
      • Global Pulse - eNewsletter Archive
      • WTA events
      • Volunteer leadership
    • Lead generation
    • Roundtables for high-growth companies
    • Small business >
      • Council of Small Business Executives
    • Young professionals
  • Talent Development
    • Education recommendations >
      • Supportive policies
      • Quality schools
      • Effective Educators
      • Community engagement
    • Ranking Milwaukee County Schools
    • Career-based learning
    • Business tours for 7th graders
    • Attracting & retaining employees
    • Emerging leader series
  • Advocacy
    • Legislator voting records
    • Pro-business public policy agenda >
      • Distinct place
      • Diversity & Inclusion
      • Talented Workforce
      • Thriving economy
      • Small business legislative agenda
    • WI governmental officials directory >
      • Milwaukee county
      • Ozaukee county
      • Washington county
      • Waukesha county
  • Economic Growth
    • FoxConn project
    • Attracting & retaining businesses
    • Expanding global exports
    • Food & beverage cluster
    • Milwaukee Development Corp.
    • Milwaukee EB-5 Visa program
    • Milwaukee Urban Strategic Investment Corp. (MUSIC)
    • Metro Milwaukee reports
    • Starting a business >
      • BizStarts
      • New business planning guide
  • About the Region
    • 2018 Navigate Business MKE
    • Benchmarking metro MKE
    • Business outlook survey
    • Economic Trends
    • Local media listings
    • Major employers in metro Milwaukee
    • Metro Milwaukee demographics
    • Order a publication
    • Relocating a business
  • Directory
    • MMAC Virtual Business & Area Guide
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