Business/Education Partnership Forum Newsletter

February 2007 - v2n2

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Note from the editor
• Top 5 articles/commentaries from January 2007
• Top 5 announcements from January 2007
• New resources
• Upcoming events

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

As some of you may know, my firm (DeHavilland Associates) is partnering with the National School Foundation Association on a survey of school officials to gather information on external support for K-12 schools and districts. The survey closes at the close of business today; if you are a district or school administrator, school foundation official, or partnership specialist, click here to make your voice heard before it’s too late.

If you’re not a district/school professional, or if you’ve already participated, we hope to have the results available in the next few weeks. I’ll be analyzing and reporting on school/community partnerships, and Jim Collogan of NSFA will be doing the same with the information gathered on school foundations. Once these reports are available, you’ll be among the first to know.

I’m very excited about this survey – this is an area in which very little research has been done, so I hope our work marks a real contribution to what I believe is a critical field in education. Furthermore, while the survey has not yet closed, I can tell you after an early sneak peek that the results are fascinating – stay tuned for more.

Best,

- Brett

TOP 5 ARTICLES/COMMENTARIES FROM JANUARY 2007

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

• Report stresses teacher quality - Dallas Morning News (January 4, 2007)
• Nike reaches out to metro schools with $9 million - The Oregonian (January 11, 2007)
• Citizen Schools: An After-Hours Adventure - Education Week (January 17, 2007)
• Oil company promises scholarships to hometown graduates - CNN (January 22, 2007)
• Security, Teacher Pay Top W. Va. Agenda - Education Week (January 24, 2007)

TOP 5 ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM JANUARY 2007

Selected based on innovative nature or projected impact

• ASQ Launches Team Excellence for Education Competition - American Society for Quality press release (January 2, 2007)
• Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber Kick Off New Business Coalition and Issue Recommendations for No Child Left Behind Reauthorization - Business Coalition for Student Achievement (January 18, 2007)
• AMC Theatres(R)and Paramount Pictures Offer Free Showing of 'Freedom Writers' to U.S. Teachers - AMC press release (January 23, 2007)
• Natalie Cole and Josh Kelley Join Hilton Hotels, The GRAMMY Foundation and The Recording Academy to Put Music Education in the Spotlight - Hilton press release (January 26, 2007)
• High-Tech Company Has Hands On Solution for New Orleans School - Prolific press release (January 29, 2007) – PDF File

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NEW RESOURCES

The following resources have been highlighted on the Forum recently:

• Step Up: A Call for Business Leadership in Society - Report from the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston University (January 2007) - Free registration required to download report

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Engineers Week, February 18-24
• 2007 National School Foundation Association Annual Conference, April 12-13, San Francisco

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