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
 The Annenberg Institute for School Reform has released the preliminary results of research on the role of community organizing in school improvement. Their report, "Organized Communities, Stronger Schools," highlights a link between community involvement and student achievement, particularly in underserved communities. (March 2008)
 NASSMC has announced the availability of "The SAI Guide to Building Effective STEM Education Programs" as part of its new STEM Accelerator Initiative. The guide offers step-by-step guidance to building an effective STEM education program. (January 2008)
 The US Chamber's Institute for a Competitive Workforce has published "Workplace Flexibility," which details how employers are responding to changes in the workforce. (December 2007)
 The US Chamber of Commerce has just released "Innovation America: A Public/Private Partnership," a guide for business on how to work with state leaders to support and promote innovation at the regional and state levels. (October 2007)
Articles and Announcements
Health occupations program at high school growing quickly - Mt. Vernon Register-News (April 24, 2008)
Lack of skilled workers will lead to fiscal crisis, experts say - Los Angeles Times (April 21, 2008)
California public schools seek private money just to cover the basics - Los Angeles Times (April 20, 2008)
Over a third of bosses say staff lack the three Rs... despite the billions ploughed into education - Evening Standard (April 19, 2008)
Summit seeks to boost college preparation - Houston Chronicle (April 18, 2008)
Bill opens door to professionals who want to teach - St. Louis Post-Dispatch (April 17, 2008)
AT & T pledges $100 million to combat school dropout problem - Chicago Tribune (April 17, 2008)
Fostering a ‘Science Generation’ Seen as U.S. Imperative - Education Week (April 16, 2008)
Waterbury students to get cash for passing advanced placement courses - Republican-American (April 16, 2008)
EnCorps Teacher Program Partners with California Corporations to Retrain Retirees as Math and Science Teachers and Address Shortages in California Schools - EnCorps press release (April 11, 2008)
The Public and the Public Schools: The Coproduction of Education - Phi Delta Kappan (April 2008)
When Strings Are Attached, Quirky Gifts Can Limit Universities - New York Times (April 13, 2008)
High-schoolers find new interest in FFA - Arizona Republic (April 12, 2008)
Ponying up for a public education - Los Angeles Times (April 9, 2008)
Bayer USA Foundation Awards $135,000 Grant to Regional Science Education Program - Bayer USA Foundation press release (April 4, 2008)
State antes up to train students for jobs in trades - Seattle Times (April 3, 2008)
When robots compete, students are the winners - Boston Globe (April 3, 2008)
Bayer to Receive Two Top National Awards for its Science Education, Science Literacy Work - Bayer press release (April 2, 2008)
Staples Foundation for Learning Offers Support for Education and Job Skills Programs - Staples Foundation (March 12, 2008)
UpLink matches school, business - Kansas City Star (February 4, 2008)
Profit and Loss in School-Business Partnerships - District Administration (April 2008)
Newark Schools Get Corporate Makeover - District Administration (April 2008)
Discovery Education, General Motors Offer "LIVE GREEN Grants" to Middle and Junior High School Teachers - Discovery Education press release (March 27, 2008)
Target Provides $16.8 Million of 'Extra Credit' Funds to Schools Nationwide - Target press release (March 26, 2008)
Districts want in on tech school - Argus Leader (March 31, 2008)
Wanted: Young scientists and engineers - Courier Journal (March 31, 2008)
Competition aims to push science study - Detroit Free Press (March 29, 2008)
Experimenting With Makeup: What Puts the ‘Ick’ in Lipstick? - New York Times (March 27, 2008)
The Push to Improve STEM Education - Education Week (March 27, 2008)
Technical training focus of Jindal's proposal - Times-Picayune (March 26, 2008)
Pupils learn what counts - The Free Lance-Star (March 25, 2008)
Good pay, steady work, few takers as young people spurn the trades - Seattle Post-Intelligencer (March 23, 2008)
Glimmers of Progress at a Failing School - New York Times (March 23, 2008)
How Exxon is Trying to Take Education Reform to Scale - Boston Center for Corporate Citizenship (March 2008)
Tech Alliance Brings Free Online Resources to Educators - Mediacaster (March 19, 2008)
Reading, Writing ... And Engineering - Wall Street Journal (March 13, 2008)
Culver pushes math, science teaching center - Sioux City Journal (March 11, 2008)
2008 Intel Science Talent Search Winners Announced - Intel press release (March 11, 2008)
An Interview with Brett Pawlowski: Business and Education - EdNews (March 12, 2008)
North Carolina Student Wins $100,000 Intel Science Award - New York Times (March 12, 2008)
Parents stop children choosing vocational route - The Guardian (March 11, 2008)
Students take first dip into ocean quiz - Washington Times (March 10, 2008)
How Many Billionaires Does It Take to Fix a School System? - New York Times Magazine (March 9, 2008)
New strategies help schools prepare pupils for work force - Augusta Chronicle (March 9, 2008)
Albertsons to show kids healthful eating habits - Deseret Morning News (March 7, 2008)
High Schools Add Classes Scripted by Corporations - Wall Street Journal (March 6, 2008)
- Verizon press release (March 5, 2008)
Phila. chamber of commerce in drive to double internships - Philadelphia Business Journal (March 3, 2008)
Robotics Contest Entices Va. Teens - Washington Post (March 2, 2008)
KEC, Microsoft to open windows for Future Saudi IT leaders - Knowledge Economic City press release (March 1, 2008)
Engineering a bridge to careers - Washington Post (February 28, 2008)
An Interview with Tom Watkins: "Global Businesses of the Future Require Global Students” - EdNews (February 27, 2008)
A Gaping Hole in Americans' Education - US Chamber of Commerce Magazine (February 26, 2008)
Irving Chamber of Commerce calls for increased TAKS scores - Dallas Morning News (February 25, 2008)
The state of corporate philanthropy - McKinsey Company Quarterly (February, 2008)
$8.5-million gift to boost after-school programs - Los Angeles Times (February 22, 2008)
Vocational training boosts proficiency - Kuwait Times (February 19, 2008)
Study shows 1 million need job training - Indianapolis Star (February 13, 2008)
Presidential Candidates Shun Education Issue - US Chamber Magazine (February 12, 2008)
Business is an old ally of school amendment - Concord Monitor (February 12, 2008)
UPS Awards $75,000 in Scholarships to NASCAR Technical Institute Students - UPS press release (February 11, 2008)
Sprint Continues to Support Education with Launch of New National Grant Program - Sprint press release (February 11, 2008)
State's low rate of college degrees tied to job loss - Ann Arbor News (February 11, 2008)
Governor forms Kansas Innovation Consortium - Kansas governor's office press release (February 7, 2008)
A New Era for Business - Stanford Social Innovation Review (February 2008)
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