LOS ANGELES, March 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Education Department at Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, was recently selected to team up with Microsoft Corp. and take on a leadership role in a new project designed to enhance teacher preparation programs nationwide.
Improving the effectiveness of K-12 school teachers is an urgent task.
The CIC program is one component of a major initiative of the Microsoft Corporation, known as Partners in Learning, which is collaborating with governments and educational institutions to improve K-12 education around the globe.
The U.S. Partners in Learning initiative is a five-year, $35 million effort that includes several state-level initiatives, the development of high quality materials at the national level, and the diffusion of effective practices to other settings.
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