Business/Education Partnership Forum Newsletter
August 2009 - v4n8
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Note from the editor
- Top articles, commentaries, and announcements from July 2009
- Upcoming events
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
In all the surveys we’ve done of business and education partnership leaders, the thing we hear most often is that there’s a need for professional development in this underserved field. We started to address that issue last year, with the Effective Education Partnerships Conference (see here for archive), but unfortunately were not able to hold this event in 2009 – the decimation of travel budgets among school, district, and partner organizations alike made it unlikely that a large enough group would be able to attend.
We finally realized – if you can’t travel to a national conference, then it’s up to us to travel to you. That’s why I’m teaming up with Jim Collogan, executive director of the National School Foundation Association (www.schoolfoundations.org), to host training events in selected cities this September.
Titled “Finding New Resources for Your School or District,” this full-day workshop will cover the essentials of building community/school partnerships and creating and managing high-performing foundations. We’ll be in the following cities in September:
- Fort Lauderdale , FL – September 10
- Arlington , VA – September 17
- Edison , NJ – September 24
Go here to learn all the details.
We’re still working on selecting sites for October and November; if you think there’s a need in your area for such an event, let me know and we’ll look at adding it to the schedule.
Best,
Brett
TOP ARTICLES, COMMENTARIES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM JULY 2009
Selected to highlight business thinking on education or innovative approaches to engagement
- Mentoring program helps Latino students - Philadelphia Inquirer (July 4, 2009)
- Education Secretary Arne Duncan counting on business leaders to help push through school reforms - Chicago Tribune (July 6, 2009)
- Innovation Is the Key to Smarter Schools —And the Budget Crises Might Spur It - Education Week (July 7, 2009)
- Major US Companies Join To Create 21st Century Career Courses - National Academy Foundation press release (July 7, 2009)
- Teachers Get Industry Training - Teacher Magazine (July 7, 2009)
- Youths plunge into serious study of DNA at advanced UA laboratory - Arizona Daily Star (July 7, 2009)
- Pearson Foundation Donates $1 million for Teacher Training at National Academy Foundation’s Public High School Academies - Pearson Education press release (July 8, 2009)
- Young scientist wins out-of-this-world honor - Arizona Daily Star (July 8, 2009)
- Schools can no longer use extra funds to hire teachers - Maryland Gazette (July 9, 2009)
- Free online course helps students plan careers - eSchoolNews (July 10, 2009)
- New Report Shows Employers Struggle with Ill-Prepared Workforce, as White House Highlights Future of Workforce Skills - Corporate Voices for Working Families press release (July 14, 2009)
- Singapore Crafts Vocational Ed. With Industries in Mind - Education Week (July 14, 2009)
- Motorola Foundation Convenes Education Leaders and Grantees to Explore Future of U.S. STEM Education - Motorola press release (July 14, 2009)
- Compelling writer: Sherwood student earns $72,000 of persuasion - Memphis Commercial Appeal (July 15, 2009)
- Parent-Paid Aides Ordered Out of New York City Schools - New York Times (July 19, 2009)
- 6 Lessons From Montgomery County Public Schools That Mostly Missed the Point - Washington Post (July 20, 2009)
- Central Falls High launches academy system - Providence Journal (July 21, 2009)
- Bill Gates: Better data mean better schools - AP (July 21, 2009)
- Let retiring 'Boomers' transform schools - eSchoolNews (July 22, 2009)
- UST Global Joins Communities In Schools Volunteer Network to Help At-Risk Youth Stay in School - Communities in Schools press release (July 28, 2009)
- Boon poised for vocational schools - Boston Globe (July 29, 2009)
- South Park students take a new look at nuts and bolts - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 30, 2009)
- AileyCamp gives at-risk kids dance, life lessons - Miami Herald (July 30, 2009)
- Online program connects Idaho students, NASA - Spokesman-Review (July 31, 2009)
UPCOMING EVENTS
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