The Business/Education Partnership Forum is a resource for anyone involved with or interested in building successful partnerships between business and education. The Forum offers a directory of resources, list of organizations active in the field, and regular updates of news and announcements through its free monthly e-newsletter.

See below for current news and announcements.
  

New Partnership Resources

DeHavilland Associates has released a new white paper titled Unlocking the Full Spectrum of Community Support. This briefing, targeted toward school and district leaders, outlines the major trends that make up 'the new normal' and lays out the many ways in which community stakeholders can improve the inputs and outcomes of public education in this new environment. (June 2009)

Harvard Business Review has recently published a case study of Operation Excellence, an initiative of the Montgomery County Business Roundtable for Education and the Montgomery County Public Schools. Cost: $6.95. (May 2009)

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA) have published The Quality Imperative, a guide to best practices for developing effective extended learning opportunities. (March 2009)

The Boston College Center on Corporate Citizenship (BCCCC) recently released Taking a Team Approach to Education Reform, which outlines the role and principles of business/education partnerships in education reform, and provides information on BCCCC's new Innovation Lab. (March 2009)

Articles and Announcements

Programs encourage male presence in schools - Baltimore Sun (June 18, 2009)

High school students compete for auto repair crown - AP (June 15, 2009)

Judson teacher is finalist for blastoff - San Antonio Express-News (June 11, 2009)

High school students get dose of medical college - Bradenton Herald (June 10, 2009)

Cisco Makes $4.5 Million Commitment to City Year to Help Address Growing High School Dropout Crisis - Cisco press release (June 10, 2009)

Honeywell Sending 288 Teachers From 16 Countries and 47 States to Participate in Astronaut Training - Honeywell press release (June 8, 2009)

Military-backed public schools on the rise - MSNBC (June 4, 2009)

High school internships in jeopardy - Boston Globe (June 1, 2009)

Getting Parents Involved - John Merrow blog (June 1, 2009)

New program exposes teachers to modern workplace - Arkansas News (June 1, 2009)

Business Brings Sustainable Lessons to School - District Admnistration (June 2009)

Students study DNA of zoo's dolphins - Indianaopolis Star (May 27, 2009)

Job Training Gives Boost To High School Grads - NPR (May 26, 2009)

Students Steered Towards Science - Teacher Magazine (May 26, 2009)

A new day for learning in San Francisco - San Francisco Chronicle (May 22, 2009)

Parents make up shortfall to keep full-day kindergarten - Chicago Tribune (May 20, 2009)

Science, math charter gets boost - Detroit News (May 20, 2009)

Education Reform Must Be a Priority - US Chamber Magazine (May 19, 2009)

Schools to get nuclear-energy curriculum - Clarion Ledger (May 15, 2009)

Salem students win national competition for futuristic paint - The Oregonian (May 13, 2009)

Law and Leadership Institute program lets ninth-graders in Ohio study law - Cleveland Plain-Dealer (May 13, 2009)

Brown donates 12,000 graphic calculators to Providence's middle, high school students - Providence Journal (May 13, 2009)

Children Supported by Parents, Guardians or Caring Adult More Likely to be Hopeful about School and Life - Big Brothers Big Sisters press release (May 7, 2009)

College-School Partnerships Offer Head Start on Higher Education - Washington Post (May 6, 2009)

Parental Engagement Pays Off - District Administration (May 2009)

Fundraising in Tough Times - Stanford Social Innovation Review (Spring 2009)

Clinton praises student career-training program - Philadelphia Inquirer (April 29, 2009)

FIRST thing: Robotics in every school - USA Today (April 29, 2009)

Today's 'home ec' students are cookin' up careers - Sacramento Bee (April 25, 2009)

Helping themselves - Wall Street Journal (April 22, 2009)

Government, tech giants team up to protect kids online - USA Today (April 22, 2009)

President Barack Obama Signs Historic Volunteerism Act into Law - Points of Light Institute press release (April 21, 2009)

Paterson, Intel officials to honor NY schools - Albany Business Review (April 21, 2009)

PA auto students focused on $10 million X Prize - WHPT (April 20, 2009)

Ag classes prep kids for science, technology jobs - Galveston County Daily News (April 16, 2009)

Shop Classes Return -- with a 21st-Century Twist - Edutopia (April 14, 2009)

Governor Kulongoski Signs First Oregon Career Readiness Certificates - Oregon press release (April 9, 2009)

Older hands plant seeds of literacy - Boston Globe (April 8, 2009)

Array Of State Science Programs Targets Middle School Girls - Hartford Courtant (April 7, 2009)

25 Teachers Win National Award for Community Outreach Named 2009 MetLife Foundation Ambassadors In Education - MetLife Foundation press release (April 7, 2009)

Providing a Role to Model - Washington Post (April 6, 2009)

Program empowers parents to get more involved with children's lives - Tampa Bay Times (April 5, 2009)

Pitfalls of Partnership - Strategy + Business (April 2, 2009)

Navy helps Smithfield students build projects - Daily Press (March 30, 2009)

Teach the kids, and the parents will follow - Washington Post (March 29, 2009)

Alliances between universities, community colleges ease student troubles - Detroit Free Press (March 28, 2009)

'Virtual reality' learning to debut in Baltimore Co. - Baltimore Sun (March 27, 2009)

Generations invigorating volunteerism and education (GIVE) act - White House press release (March 24, 2009)

Ten Nonprofit Funding Models - Stanford Social Innovation Review (Spring, 2009)

Students build on core skills - Northern Kentucky Enquirer (March 22, 2009)

PEF's Challener to serve on Frist's education committee - WRCB Channel 3, Chattanooga TN (March 19, 2009)

'Too few' apprenticeships started - BBC (March 19, 2009)

State aligning colleges, hot jobs - Dispatch Politics (March 17, 2009)

Tough economics lesson for school funds - Philadelphia Inquirer (March 16, 2009)

Better education vital to economy - Miami Herald (March 16, 2009)

Education Philanthropy Catching a Chill As Economy Cools Charitable Giving - Education Week (March 16, 2009)

Putting brakes on engineering shortage - BBC (March 13, 2009)

Intel Science Talent Search crowns 10 promising students - USA Today (March 11, 2009)

NEA, Business Groups Back 'Tough Choices' Reforms - Education Week (March 10, 2009)

Bayer Awards $200,000 to National Science Teachers Association to Nurture Early-Career Science Teachers - Bayer USA press release (March 9, 2009)

Money for play: PTAs foot bill for gear - Clarion-Ledger (March 9, 2009)

Discipline of Military Redirects Dropouts - New York Times (March 7, 2009)

Lessons in Solving Big Problems - Gallup Management Journal (March 5, 2009)

It's Win-Win when Business Partners with Charities and Nonprofits! - Imagine Canada press release (March 5, 2009)

No Worker Left Behind - Inside Higher Ed (March 5, 2009)

High school students turn on heat in culinary competition - Baltimore Sun (March 5, 2009)

ACT and NAM manufacturers launch certification system to tackle job skills gap - NAM pres release (March 6, 2009)

Ground-Breaking Skills Certification System Will Help New and Transitioning Workers Prepare for Good Jobs - NAM press release (March 4, 2009)

Minnesota colleges reach out to younger students - Minnesota Public Radio (March 3, 2009)

Vo-Techs Are a New Elite, Local Districts Complain - New York Times (March 2, 2009)

Education foundations' success lies in buisness involvement - Florida Trend (March 1, 2009)

For these tutors, three's a crowd - Boston Globe (March 1, 2009)

How to Get Free Classroom Supplies - Edutopia (March 2009)