GEF Grant Introduction

There's been something special going on in Milwaukee Public Schools! Since October, 2012, several schools have been identified as GE Foundation Demonstration Schools, through the GE Foundation Developing Futures in Education Grant. The GE Foundation Demonstration Schools were created to assist the district in identifying those practices that work best in bringing about quality instruction and greater achievement to the students they serve. Through the support of the grant and the opportunity to be innovative, important ideas emerged that these schools are eager to share. This manual has been created to capture the learning that has taken place during the years of the GE Grant in hopes that it generates more standards-aligned work and the Milwaukee Public Schools can continue to gain insights from the scope of this work.