INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): Schools in the area are getting a hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant money.

The Indiana Department of Education announced its 2015 Math Science Partnership grants. The money goes to support teacher development and education.

In press release, “professional development opportunities are essential to providing high quality instruction to Hoosier students,” said Glenda Ritz, Indiana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. “The 2015 Math Science Partnership grants, which provide funding to eligible schools and corporations for the purpose of ensuring high quality professional development in the areas of science and mathematics instruction.”

Warsaw Community Schools and their partnership with Ball State will receive $650,000.  The program is funded by the federal government.