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Microsoft Partners With Local School Districts to Improve Math Education

Time: 16:22 EST/21:22 GMT | News Source: Microsoft Press Release | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner

Microsoft Corp. today launched the Microsoft® Math Partnership, a public-private initiative to enable educators and encourage Washington state businesses and state government to focus new attention and resources on improving middle-school math education. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s senior vice president and co-chair of the Prosperity Partnership, announced the initiative during his keynote speech at the Prosperity Partnership Fall Luncheon in Seattle.

Microsoft’s strategy calls for initially supporting eight Puget Sound-area school districts in producing significant improvement in the teacher preparation, academic rigor and awareness about the importance of math education in middle schools.