The Compact Project. School-Business Partnerships for Improving Education. Corporate Action Package [microform]
This document profiles the business-education partnerships in 12 cities and reports the lessons learned from their experiences. The cities are Albuquerque (New Mexico), Cincinnati (Ohio), Detroit (Michigan), Indianapolis (Indiana), Louisville (Kentucky), Memphis (Tennessee), Miami/Dade County (Flori...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This document profiles the business-education partnerships in 12 cities and reports the lessons learned from their experiences. The cities are Albuquerque (New Mexico), Cincinnati (Ohio), Detroit (Michigan), Indianapolis (Indiana), Louisville (Kentucky), Memphis (Tennessee), Miami/Dade County (Florida), Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Providence (Rhode Island), Rochester (New York), San Diego (California), and Seattle (Washington). It was in Boston, Massaachusetts (the first partnership) that the following principles, which were later applied to the compacts in other cities, were identified: (1) develop long-term measurable goals; (2) designate a business intermediary; (3) develop a planning structure; (4) establish baseline data; (5) find secure financial resources; and (6) organize collaboration. Among the lessons learned from the partnerships are that many business leaders must be brought together to coalesce support for education issues; partnerships require long-term commitment; business needs to become involved in the governing structure of schools; and reform requires a high level of interest from educators, business leaders, and government officials. Among the recommendations made on the basis of experience with the partnerships are that a carefully structured and organized school-to-work transition program or "jobs collaborative" can be an effective first step in organizing a partnership; it is essential that all partnership members understand a shared vision of desired changes; and it is important to establish an organization to manage day-to-day efforts. (CML) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: National Alliance of Business, 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 (Catalog Number R3829: $18.00). ERIC Note: For related documents, see edition 308 408 and CE 053 627-629. ERIC Document Number: ED312487. |
| Physical Description: | 83 pages |
| Audience: | Community. |
| ISBN: | 9780887138157 : 0887138152 : |