Sixteen Indiana school corporations -- including all five Greene County school districts -- will share $2.4 million in federal funds designed to increase student achievement in math and science through partnerships with state colleges and universities.

White River Valley School District, in partnership with Eastern Greene Schools, Bloomfield Schools, Linton-Stockton Schools, MSD Shakamak Schools, Greene County Grant Professional Development Consortium, and Indiana University, Greene County Math Advancement Partnership Project (Greene MAPP) will receive $532,741.

The Indiana Department of Education awarded the competitive two-year Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) Grants to schools whose proposals emphasized measurable results for student achievement through professional development that is classroom-focused and aligned with state academic standards for math and science.

Each school corporation's program is developed and implemented in partnership with a state college or university.

Since the 2003-04 school year, the Indiana Department of Education has supported over 20 school corporations in developing innovative math and science partnerships through the federal MSP program. The Indianapolis Public Schools' Passport to Science program serves as one example of a local partnership that has produced significant results.

"Studies show a clear link between student proficiency in math and science with later success in college and the workforce," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Suellen Reed.

"These grants offer an important opportunity to help Indiana schools promote high achievement in these subjects," she added.

Other 2008 Mathematics & Science Partnership Grants Awardees include:

*Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation, in partnership with University of Southern Indiana -- Science Performance Improving through Reading and Learning (SPIRAL) -- $273,672

*Indianapolis Public Schools, in partnership with Ball State University -- Passport to Science -- $565,142

*Lake Ridge School Corporation, in partnership with Charter School of the Dunes, Griffith Community Schools, Lake Station School Corporation, River Forest School Corporation, School City of East Chicago, School City of Hammond, Purdue University Calumet, the Northwest Indiana Education Service Center, the Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center, Indiana University Northwest, and I-STEM Resource Network -- Integrating Science and Literacy: Achieving New Dimensions (ISLAND) -- $409,524

*Michigan City Area Schools, in partnership with Purdue University North Central -- Science for Life Long Learning and Leading (S4L) -- $323,973.30

*Vigo County Schools, in partnership with Indiana University -- Vigo County Mathematics Initiative Plus -- $292,442.