Business/Education Partnership Forum Newsletter
December 2009 - v4n12
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Note from the editor
- Top articles, commentaries, and announcements from November 2009
- New resources
- Upcoming events
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
As you may know, the Business/Education Partnership Forum (including this e-newsletter) is just one of the resources we offer to support partnership practitioners. People who build community-school initiatives have a great need for good information, and we’re trying to help meet that need through this and other efforts.
To that end, I’m pleased to announce that our subscription-based newsletter, the K-12 Partnership Report, is now more affordable. We’ve just lowered our subscription rate from $149/year to $99/year, and we’ve also just announced the availability of the entire 2009 archive – ten issues full of case studies, how-to articles, and more – for just $75.
If you’re serious about building strong partnership initiatives that make a real impact in the lives of students, I hope you’ll consider subscribing for one simple reason: reinventing the wheel – trying to figure out things that other people have already worked through – is an expensive, time-consuming process, and having access to original reporting on what works can save you from wasting lots of time and money.
And I’ll go you one better: not only can you benefit by learning from the experiences of others, you can also use this newsletter as a training tool for people throughout your district or organizations. We have a strong discount program for bulk subscriptions, which makes it possible for everyone in your network to learn about effective practices at the same time. (For example, 100 people can receive a full one-year subscription for just $1500.)
If you’re interested in a personal subscription, or archive of the 2009 series, you can order here; if you want to explore the idea of getting the newsletter for multiple people, let me know and I’ll provide a quote for your review.
Thank you for all you do – I hope we can help you going forward.
Best,
Brett
TOP ARTICLES, COMMENTARIES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM NOVEMBER 2009
Selected to highlight business thinking on education or innovative approaches to engagement
- Education by design - Spokesman-Review (November 1, 2009)
- First Lady Debuts Mentoring Program - Teacher Magazine (November 3, 2009)
- Ed. Innovation on the Agenda at Google HQ - Education Week (November 4, 2009)
- Measuring return on investment: The value of nonprofit partners - TANO (November 5, 2009)
- Program gives incentive to consider college — in eighth grade - Las Vegas Sun (November 5, 2009)
- Congress takes up expansion of Troops to Teachers - McClatchy Newspapers (November 7, 2009)
- A quarter-century after it began, the Parents as Teachers program has spread far beyond Missouri - Kansas City Star (November 8, 2009)
- Mathematics and Biochemistry Research Earn Top Prize at Nation's Premier High School Science Competition - Siemens press release (November 8, 2009)
- La. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate - Washington Post (November 9, 2009)
- Agriculture is a growing field at city and suburban schools in Texas - Dallas Morning News (November 9, 2009)
- La. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate - Google News (November 9, 2009)
- Some Arkansas schools to get career coaches - Arkansas News (November 9, 2009)
- Web Connects K-12 Students With Scientists - Education Week (November 11, 2009)
- Education policy 101: Why businessmen and billionaires shouldn't be running our schools - San Francisco Examiner (November 11, 2009)
- National PTA and Jamba Juice Join Forces to Raise $1 Million for Schools and PTAs Nationwide - PTA press release (November 11, 2009)
- Education Experts Press Need For Change - National Journal (November 11, 2009)
- Speaker: Wind power programs in schools can have impact on kids’ futures - Kearney Hub (November 11, 2009)
- Club aims to build girls into engineers - Washington Post (November 12, 2009)
- BRADY: When captains of business and industry ‘hijacked’ education--and teachers let them - Washington Post (November 17, 2009)
- Local schools join push for community involvement - News14 Carolina (November 17, 2009)
- Idaho urged to beef up public education - Idaho Statesman (November 18, 2009)
- Ten Schools Recognized for High Achievement through the 2010 MetLife Foundation-NASSP Breakthrough Schools(TM) Program - MetLife Foundation press release (November 19, 2009)
- Better vocational teachers needed - VietnamNet Bridge (November 22, 2009)
- White House pushes math and science education - New York Times (November 22, 2009)
- Engineering takes its place in Derby schools - Wichita Eagle (November 23, 2009)
- Rachael Ray Gives Cafeteria Food a 'Yum-o' Upgrade - Nightline (November 24, 2009)
- Louisiana's Career Diploma Stirs Concern On Standards - Education Week (November 24, 2009)
- 2 Knox County classrooms participate in NASA experiment - Register-Mail (November 24, 2009)
- Teachers seek grants to take lessons beyond basics - Herald-Tribune (November 29, 2009)
- Mission: Educational engagement - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (November 29, 2009)
- Building bridges to families - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (November 30, 2009)
- Johnson and wife donate almost $1 million in grants to schools in three states - Associated Press (November 30, 2009)
NEW RESOURCES
The following resources have been highlighted on the Forum recently
UPCOMING EVENTS
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