K-20 Subcommittee
The K-20 Subcommittee seeks to engage with organizations in the greater Milwaukee region that would like to be actively engaged in our collective efforts.
Coalition Mission: Inclusively expand tech talent in the Milwaukee region to drive regional economic success, foster new opportunities in tech, and meet Employers’ growing need for skilled tech talent that is representative of the community.
K-20 Objective: All students in the greater MKE region understand their potential to contribute to the #mketech ecosystem to increase retention of graduates with diverse backgrounds interested in working in tech related fields.
K-20 Values: Strategies increase the likelihood for the upward mobility of underrepresented populations and reinforce Coalition members as employers of choice.
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- Early Awareness:
- District Planning:
- District Supports:
- Preparation (connected experiences for students, educators, employers):
- Workforce Transitions:
- Early Talent Champions (coming soon!)
- GM-STEM Engagement, for example:
Committee Representation
Impact
Milky Way Tech Hub partners with Marquette University to launch product development program
Milky Way Tech Hub and Marquette University have formed a partnership to launch a product development program that will support diverse startup founders in Milwaukee.
$100M venture fund launched by four major Milwaukee employers approaching fourth deal
Investment deals are mounting for Wisconn Valley Ventures, the $100 million Milwaukee-based venture fund supported with $25 million each from Foxconn Technology Group, Advocate Aurora Health, Johnson Controls International plc and Northwestern Mutual.
Concurrency helps create AI platform that assists workers with disabilities
Brookfield-based information technology and consulting company Concurrency recently partnered with Chicago manufacturer Clover Imaging Group to create a mixed-reality platform to help adults with cognitive disabilities find employment.
Milwaukee’s Sift Healthcare raises $2.8M to expand AI-based payment platform
Sift Healthcare, the Milwaukee startup that uses artificial intelligence to analyze health care billing payments, has raised $2.8 million to expand its data science and data engineering teams.
UW-Milwaukee raising $400K to invest in startups created by students, faculty
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation is trying to raise $400,000 that would be used to invest in startup companies involving UWM faculty, students or staff that have licensed intellectual property through the foundation.
Milwaukee-born startup CASHDROP raises $2.7 million to help small businesses
Back in January, we shared the story of Ruben Flores, a self-taught coder who graduated valedictorian from Riverside High School. Ruben created an app called CASHDROP to make it easier for small businesses to create a storefront and sell online directly from their...
Wisconsin company’s onion juice line is making waves in the food industry
Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Third Wave Bioactives, a company that uses microbial technology and innovative fermentation to make clean-label food products, has launched a new, natural-flavored product that will improve shelf life of products and is more safe for...
VC firm launches virtual matchmaking event for Midwest startups & investors
With face-to-face meetings between investors and startup founders sidelined due to the coronavirus, a Chicago VC firm is launching a new virtual matchmaking initiative to connect entrepreneurs with tech investors.
Foxconn launches Industry 4.0 learning platform through Industrial AI Institute in Wisconsin
Foxconn Technology Group launched the digital platform for its its Industrial AI (iAI) Institute Friday, which will serve as a training, development and consulting division of Foxconn Industrial Internet.
Foxconn launches Industry 4.0 learning platform through Industrial AI Institute in Wisconsin
Foxconn Technology Group launched the digital platform for its its Industrial AI (iAI) Institute Friday, which will serve as a training, development and consulting division of Foxconn Industrial Internet.
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