M-Cubed continued making a difference for individual student success, connecting staff across the education continuum and helping families discover what they need to guide their children’s education pathways.
The M-Cubed collaboration between Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee Public Schools and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee strengthens bridges between the partnership’s elementary schools, high schools and colleges, according to the 2025 M-Cubed Impact Report.
The annual report shows that M-Cubed, now in its 11th year, has a significant impact on helping MPS students tour colleges, earn college credits and connect with mentors.
“M-Cubed continued making a difference for individual student success, connecting staff across the education continuum and helping families discover what they need to guide their children’s education pathways,” said Dr. Anthony Cruz, MATC’s president.
Read the The 2025 M-Cubed Impact Report
During the 2024-25 school year, M-Cubed programs helped more than:
- 1,900 high school students tour MATC and UWM
- 2,000 students earn college credit
- 1,100 students meet local employers at job fairs
- 300 educators unite to align learning from classroom to career
- 60 parents participate in the Milwaukee Parent Institute, strengthening their roles as partners in their children’s success
The 2024-25 academic year also saw the partnership transition leadership at all schools get new executive leadership: Dr. Cruz started as MATC president in July 2024; Dr. Thomas Gibson is now UWM chancellor, and Dr. Brenda Cassellius is now MPS superintendent.
“As leaders, we remain committed to this impactful partnership and the shared infrastructure we have built to advance it,” Dr. Cruz said.
About M³ (M-Cubed): Founded in the spring of 2015, M³ seeks to transform the future of Milwaukee through education. Through collaboration, coordination and partnership, MPS, MATC and UWM will increase the retention, graduation and career success of our students and provide a prepared workforce and citizenry for the Wisconsin economy. M³ will also provide the education and resources to help drive an entrepreneurial mindset for all students to increase choices and opportunities for growth.
About MATC: Wisconsin’s largest technical college and one of the most diverse two-year institutions in the Midwest, Milwaukee Area Technical College is a key driver of southeastern Wisconsin’s economy and has provided innovative education in the region since 1912. More than 30,000 students per year attend the college’s four campuses and community-based sites or learn online. MATC offers affordable and accessible education and training opportunities that empower and transform lives in the community. The college offers more than 180 academic programs — many that prepare students for jobs immediately upon completion and others that provide transfer options leading to bachelor’s degrees with more than 40 four-year colleges and universities. Overwhelmingly, MATC graduates build careers and businesses in southeastern Wisconsin. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.