Business/Education Partnership Forum Newsletter
April 2009 - v4n4
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Note from the editor
- Top articles, commentaries, and announcements from March 2009
- New resources
- Upcoming events
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
One of the best parts of publishing our new newsletter is hearing about effective partnership initiatives from across the country – everything from mentoring programs and teacher stores to collaborative reviews of district operations and donated mall space being converted into alternative learning centers.
But we need more. If you’re involved in a successful community/school initiative – one that is a real collaboration, and that has demonstrated outcomes – I’d love to hear about it. We may not be able to write case studies on every successful program, but at the very least we may be able to connect active partnership people with one another and highlight your work through other channels.
One of the most important things we can do to advance the cause of partnership practitioners is to collect evidence of the impact of your work. Please help us gather that data so that we can highlight the importance of partnerships with others in the K-12 field.
As always, you can reach me at 704-940-3201 or brett@dehavillandassociates.com.
Best,
Brett
TOP ARTICLES, COMMENTARIES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MARCH 2009
Selected to highlight business thinking on education or innovative approaches to engagement
- Ten Nonprofit Funding Models - Stanford Social Innovation Review (Spring, 2009)
- How to Get Free Classroom Supplies - Edutopia (March 2009)
- Education foundations' success lies in business involvement - Florida Trend (March 1, 2009)
- For these tutors, three's a crowd - Boston Globe (March 1, 2009)
- Vo-Techs Are a New Elite, Local Districts Complain - New York Times (March 2, 2009)
- Minnesota colleges reach out to younger students - Minnesota Public Radio (March 3, 2009)
- Lessons in Solving Big Problems - Gallup Management Journal (March 5, 2009)
- It's Win-Win when Business Partners with Charities and Nonprofits! - Imagine Canada press release (March 5, 2009)
- No Worker Left Behind - Inside Higher Ed (March 5, 2009)
- High school students turn on heat in culinary competition - Baltimore Sun (March 5, 2009)
- ACT and NAM manufacturers launch certification system to tackle job skills gap - NAM press release (March 6, 2009)
- Bayer Awards $200,000 to National Science Teachers Association to Nurture Early-Career Science Teachers - Bayer USA press release (March 9, 2009)
- Money for play: PTAs foot bill for gear - Clarion-Ledger (March 9, 2009)
- NEA, Business Groups Back 'Tough Choices' Reforms - Education Week (March 10, 2009)
- Intel Science Talent Search crowns 10 promising students - USA Today (March 11, 2009)
- Putting brakes on engineering shortage - BBC (March 13, 2009)
- Tough economics lesson for school funds - Philadelphia Inquirer (March 16, 2009)
- Better education vital to economy - Miami Herald (March 16, 2009)
- Education Philanthropy Catching a Chill As Economy Cools Charitable Giving - Education Week (March 16, 2009)
- State aligning colleges, hot jobs - Dispatch Politics (March 17, 2009)
- 'Too few' apprenticeships started - BBC (March 19, 2009)
- PEF's Challener to serve on Frist's education committee - WRCB Channel 3, Chattanooga TN (March 19, 2009)
- Students build on core skills - Northern Kentucky Enquirer (March 22, 2009)
- Generations invigorating volunteerism and education (GIVE) act - White House press release (March 24, 2009)
- 'Virtual reality' learning to debut in Baltimore Co. - Baltimore Sun (March 27, 2009)
- Alliances between universities, community colleges ease student troubles - Detroit Free Press (March 28, 2009)
- Teach the kids, and the parents will follow - Washington Post (March 29, 2009)
- Navy helps Smithfield students build projects - Daily Press (March 30, 2009)
NEW RESOURCES
The following resources have been highlighted on the Forum recently
UPCOMING EVENTS
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