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$1.6M from The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Funds University of Montana, Missoula County Public Schools Partnership

January 10, 2013 /

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The funding, which is the largest programmatic donation the foundation has ever made, will help transform Missoula County Public Schools http://www.mcpsmt.org/site/default.aspx for 21st century learning over the next three years.

A groundbreaking partnership between the University of Montana http://www.umt.edu/ and Missoula’s public schools was sealed on Wednesday with a $1.6 million commitment from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation http://www.dpwfoundation.org/ .

Specifically, the money will finance professional development for the district’s preschool to 12th-grade teachers through UM’s School of Education.

The innovative partnership is officially called "SHAPE P-20," which stands for "Schools and Higher Education Advancing Public Education Across the P-20 Spectrum."

By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/news/local/m-from-washington-foundation-funds-um-mcps-partnership/article_9f0e7e42-5ada-11e2-8198-0019bb2963f4.html

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