October 6wm, 1999 Vol. 44, No. 06 nside UWM receives millions Midnight Movies page 6 to improve teacher quality Brewers' New GM page 8 Bv Steven Potter five Tom Barrett believes the grant will "enable the University of Wisconsin- Money for education is usually hard to Milwaukee and its community partners to find. At the same time, teachers are far enhance teacher training and to improve Obscene Fiction from being quitters. the quality of our Thanks to that attitude, children's education." page 4 N local teaching institutions vA s *% Barrett, whose support have received millions in for the grant was instru- the form of four federal *o***^ mental, also says this grants for improvement in || (J- grant will ensure that M *""" teachers will be more teacher quality. Last J New area code in week, the University of adequately prepared for Wisconsin- tomorrow's classrooms. Milwaukee(UWM) "The future is bright for southeastern announced the receipt of Milwaukee's students," its fourth major federal a* Barrett said. grant in the past six weeks. The latest is a An $8.9 million federal Wisconsin five-year $8.4 million U.S. Department of GEAR-UP(Gaining Early Awareness and Education Title II Partnership Grant for Readiness for Undergraduate Projects) Improving Teacher Quality. grant was awarded to UWM, MATC, By Steven Potter sin. Minneapolis and St. Paui have This grant allows UWM to create the MPS and other agencies the first week of recently split their 612 area code and plan Milwaukee Partnership Academy for August. The GEAR-UP grant will be used With telephone lines flooded by to add a new 651 area code by Jan. 1, Teacher Quality. Partners in the grant to improve college admission rates and wireless phones, fax machines and 2000. Chicago now has five area codes. include Milwaukee Public Schools(MPS), readiness through tutoring, counseling, internet use, it's obvious that the amount According to the North American Milwaukee Area Technical and mentoring. A pair of $3.2 million of phone numbers available will run out. Numbering Plan, which allocates area College(MATC) and the Milwaukee grants were also awarded to UWM and And those numbers for parts of codes, 28 new area codes will be added in Teachers Education Association(MTEA). MPS to train teachers to more effectively southeastern Wisconsin outside of the United States by the end ofthe year, UWM Chancellor Nancy Zimpher says use computer technology. MPS Superin­ Milwaukee ______ bringing the this partnership was first proposed last tendent Spence Korte says these grants have done total number year. will attract more teachers and "make our just that. To of area codes "A year ago, I suggested to the UWM current teachers more effective in the combat this to 257. faculty that it would be through partner­ classroom." problem, a Due to ships that our university would become "This translates into better-educated new 262 such rapid the 'urban educational hub of Wisconsin'. students, satisfied parents and a stronger area code develop­ These grant announcements show that we school system," Korte added. will replace ment, some are following through on our commitment Dr. John R. Birkholz, president of the existing regulators and with the help of our many dedicated MATC, is eager about MATC's participa­ 414 area fear the 262 partners, are becoming that hub." The tion in these partnerships. code. area code teacher quality partnership will be "Milwaukee Area Technical College is This I will exceed designed primarily to develop a compre­ proud to be a partner in this effort to not means a call [its limits hensive teacher education program only increase the number of qualified from Milwaukee to Waukesha will now sooner than preparing K-8 teachers for urban schools. individuals who enter the teaching require dialing 11 digits instead of seven. the seven-year estimate. Ken Howey, the academic program profession, but also to make current However, any number that was previ­ Companies that reserve hundreds of director for the Department of Curriculum teachers even more effective leaders," ously a local call within the 414 area code thousands of numbers before they have and Instruction, says the programs will be Birkholz said. "The bottom line is that will remain a local call. plans to use them are believed to be part comprised of other teacher improvement this will create a positive impact on the The new 262 area code will take effect ofthe problem. To curtail this problem, programs as well as new ideas. learning environment." Metropolitan on March 3, 2000, after a five-month regulators have asked the Federal "This prototype will draw from the Milwaukee Association of Commerce phase-in period. Cities such as Appleton Communications Commission for best practices and policies across a President Tim Sheehy believes this to be and Green Bay have recently changed authority to conserve numbers. national network of urban partnerships," a big step on the way to improving their area codes in anticipation of this For each exchange, phone companies Howey said. "It will use various success­ education. problem. get a minimum of 10,000 numbers. ful program components and high-quality "Teaching is where the rubber meets This problem is not unique to Wiscon­ teacher education materials in what really the road and this grant will make for a is a redesign process." U.S. Representa- much smoother road." he uw|W m post Oct. 6, 1999 Conference at UWM to address peace in the new millennium By Wendy Huber-Wichelt welcome by Chancellor Nancy Zimpher Y2K," "Sustainability and Futuring," and priest, writer, poet and noted activist will which addresses the violence ofthe past "Young Adults: Bridge to a Peaceful speak on "Steps to Create a Less Violent The Friends of Peace Studies will hold millennium and asks how we can create a Future." There will also be an open mike Future." The conference and banquet are a conference and banquet on Saturday, peaceful future. This session also session for those attending to comment on sponsored by The Friends of Peace Oct. 9 entitled "The Next Millennium: includes a panel discussion on four key what they would like to see happen in the Studies, a volunteer group made up of Turning a New Leaf." The conference issues related to peace: security, human future to promote peace. Between students, educators and community runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the rights, economics and environment. sessions box lunches will be available for members committed to building a Wisconsin Room ofthe UWM Union. - Speakers in the afternoon will address $5.50. peaceful culture. The morning session includes a topics such as: "The Real Threat of The banquet begins at 6:00 p.m. in the For more information on this event, Fireside Lounge ofthe UWM Union. contact the UWM Peace Resource Keynote speaker Daniel Berrigan, a Jesuit Institute at 229-6549. 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