Business/Education Partnership Forum Newsletter

January 2007 - v2n1

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Note from the editor
• Top 5 articles/commentaries from December 2006
• Top 5 announcements from December 2006
• New resources
• Upcoming events

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

I’ve made my resolution this year, and it’s a big one: before the end of this year, I plan on launching a newsletter providing original reporting on business/education partnerships.

Despite the fact that there are tens of thousands of business/education partnerships in this country, and that the business community contributes more than $2.5 billion to K-12 education each year, people interested in building effective partnerships have nowhere to turn when looking for successful campaign models or best practices. The Business/Education Partnership Forum is an initial attempt to fill that void; however, the Forum, given its limited resources, can currently serve only as a clearinghouse of information. What’s needed is original research and reporting – and it will take financial support to make that possible.

If you agree on the need for a new resource offering case histories, best practices, interviews with thought leaders, and other information of interest to school and business partnership professionals, and if you’re in a position to support our efforts, please contact me at brett@dehavillandassociates.com; I’d welcome the opportunity to tell you more and see whether we can work together to make this resource into a reality.

And if you’re not in a position to support our launch, keep an eye out: this newsletter will be launched prior to the end of 2007 one way or another, and I fully expect that it will make a significant contribution to the field.

Happy New Year to you all!

- Brett

TOP 5 ARTICLES/COMMENTARIES FROM DECEMBER 2006

Selected to highlight business thinking on education or innovative approaches to engagement

• With a Hefty Education Grant Come Equally Great Expectations - Washington Post (December 4, 2006)
• Major donors form group to change Ohio education - The Plain Dealer (December 8, 2006)
• Grand Haven students get real-world work experience - Centre Daily Times (December 9, 2006)
• N.J. Businesses Take Message Into Classrooms - Education Week (December 20, 2006)
• Teachers to take business field trip - Indiana Courier-Journal (December 29, 2006)

TOP 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM DECEMBER 2006

Selected based on innovative nature or projected impact

• Thomas Jefferson High School and Orbital Establish Partnership For The First-Ever Small Satellite Build - Orbital press release (December 6, 2006)
• Metropolitan's 2007 Solar Cup Launches With Record 46 Schools Participating - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California press release (December 6, 2006)
• JCPenney Afterschool Fund Distributes over $7 Million in Grants to Provide Youth Access to Afterschool Programs - JCPenney press release (December 14, 2006)
• Four New States Chosen for State Scholars Initiative - Department of Education press release (December 14, 2006)
• Sealed Air Selects 10 Semi-Finalists in Inaugural Bubble Wrap ® Competition For Young Inventors - Sealed Air press release (December 18, 2006)

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NEW RESOURCES

The following resources have been highlighted on the Forum recently:

• Math and Science Education and American Competitiveness: Does the Public Care? - Executive summary of national survey by Solutions for the Future (Demember 2006) - PDF File
• Tough Choices or Tough Times - Report from The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce (December 2006)
• Reconnecting Education and Foundations: Turning Good Intentions into Educational Capital - Report from the Carnegie Foundation (December 2006)

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Texas Association of Partners in Education TAPE) Partnership Conference and Awards Banquet – January 30 – February 1, Austin TX

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