Business/Education Partnership Forum Newsletter

June 2007 - v2n6

IN THIS ISSUE:

• Note from the editor
• Top articles, commentaries, and announcements from May 2007
• New resources
• Upcoming events

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

I’m very pleased to announce that we’ve redesigned the Business/Education Partnership Forum to be a better resource for industry professionals. Some key changes include:

• We’ve made it much easier to find the resources you need, both by placing all resources onto a single page and by providing more helpful and descriptive categories.
• You can now find links to newly-announced resources on the home page, along with a selection of substantive and important articles and announcements.
• We’ve streamlined the site, removing some little-used features in order to make it easier to find what you need.

I’d love to hear your thoughts – please feel free to email me if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions on the site.

In other news, we’ve wrapped up a new survey of business coalition leaders on education; the results should be ready to share within the next week. I’ll send out a separate email announcing the availability of the report, which will be free and available online.

Best regards,

- Brett

TOP ARTICLES, COMMENTARIES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MAY 2007

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

• HP Awards More Than $7 Million in Education Grants to Schools in the U.S. and Puerto Rico – HP press release (May 2, 2007)
• Governor puts spotlight on career technical education – San Diego Union-Tribune (May 7, 2007)
• Educators, politicians, and MTV take aim at US dropout 'epidemic' – Christian Science Monitor (May 9, 2007)
• School fundraising: Uneven playing field? – Hamilton Spectator (May 10, 2007)
• Chamber launches program to help with community involvement – Maryland Gazette (May 14, 2007)
• Chamber to study higher education – Louisville Courier-Journal (May 15, 2007)
• Intel Announces Winners of World's Largest Science Fair – Intel press release (May 18, 2007)
• Best Buy Announces $2.7 Million in Scholarships to Outstanding High School Seniors Nationwide – Best Buy press release (May 22, 2007)
• State faces shortage of skilled workers – Los Angeles Times (May 24, 2007)
• Chevron to give N.O. schools help – New Orleans Times-Picayune (May 24, 2007)
• Putting His Wealth to Work To Improve Urban Schools – Washington Post (May 30, 2007)

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NEW RESOURCES

The following resources have been highlighted on the Forum recently

• Best in Class: Companies Can Help Transform Public Education - White paper from Ernst & Young (May 2007) - PDF File
• Exploring business's social contract: An interview with Daniel Yankelovich – McKinsey Quarterly (May 2007)

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Workforce Innovations 2007, July 17-19, Kansas City MO
• Institute for a Competitive Workforce (US Chamber) Education and Workforce Summit, September 24-26, Washington DC

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