Earth Partnership for Schools
EARTH PARTNERSHIP FOR SCHOOLS UNDERWRITERS
Earth Partnership for Schools (EPS) is currently funded through an Institute of Museum and Library Services multi-year grant to implement the RESTORE initiative, as well as financial support from Wisconsin's ESEA Improving Teacher Quality Program to support regional dissemination of EPS.
The purpose of the RESTORE initiative is to expand EPS' nationally recognized model for teacher professional development to a broader nationwide audience, leading to improved teacher preparedness in the classroom and enhanced student learning.
Previous support from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Education, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Science Foundation, Wisconsin's ESEA Improving Teacher Quality Program, Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, University of Wisconsin Center for Biology Education, Wisconsin Environmental Education Board, and private donors has allowed the EPS program to expand since1991.
In 2004, a regional Environmental Protection Agency grant supported supplemental professional development to enhance scientific inquiry in EPS classrooms statewide. A small Wisconsin Environmental Education Board grant also supported the recent adaptation of EPS curricular activities into a rain garden curriculum for K-12 schools.
Current Funders:
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Wisconsin's ESEA Improving Teacher Quality Program
- Private donations
Previous Support:
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Precollege Education Program
- National Science Foundation
- Wisconsin's ESEA Improving Teacher Quality Program
- UW Center for Biology Education
- Wisconsin Environmental Education Board
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency, Region V
- Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment
- Private donors