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Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management
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Trends and Issues: Relationships With Community
Business Involvement in Education: Links to Related Sites(The descriptions below were excerpted and adapted from each site's statement of purpose.)School-Business Partnerships The sites in this section promote or discuss educational partnerships with business, and offer information and links to related organizations. The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) The ACTE is a national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers. ACTE sponsors the ACTE Business-Education Partnership, a group of business and education leaders that supports career and technical education programs. Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology in Ontario ACAATO is an advocacy and marketing association of the twenty-five Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario. This site provides information and links to sites related to educational partnerships in Canada and the U.S. Baltimore County Career Connections http://www.bcplonline.org/centers/career/cconnect/index.html BCCC is part of a national initiative to introduce parents, students, and educators to career pathways that encompass student interests, focus students' academics in relevant settings, and offer some type of work-based learning experience. The BCCC site offers businesses tips on how to forge effective partnerships with schools. National Association of Partners in Education Partners in Education connects children and classroom teachers with corporate, education, volunteer, government, and civic leaders. Partners in Education works to increase the number, quality, and scope of effective partnerships; increase the resources to support effective partnerships; and promote the importance of effective partnerships to policymakers. National Business and Education Centre/Conference Board of Canada http://www2.conferenceboard.ca/nbec/ This site highlights educational partnerships and offers principles and "how to" tips on forging school-business partnerships. National Institute for Work and Learning (NIWL) The NIWL, an Institute of the Academy for Educational Development, seeks to promote active collaboration among the institutions of work, learning, and community through research and policy analysis, action and development projects, program evaluations, technical assistance, and information networking. Southwest Educational Development Laboratory's Program for Refining Educational Partnerships http://www.sedl.org/prep/welcome.html SEDL's PREP program seeks to guide the development of collaborative partnerships that address issues facing school communities. These partnerships—comprised of family and community members, school personnel, and students—work on issues of educational achievement, health and social-service needs, and business and community involvement. Guidelines for School-Business Relationships The sites in this section provide guidelines, information, and/or links related to interactions between schools and businesses. Education Links Center for the Analysis of Commercialism
in Education (CACE) http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CACE/guidelines.html This page of CACE's site provides links to several education and industry organizations that offer guidelines for the use of corporate-sponsored materials in schools and for promotion of appropriate relationships between business and public education. National Association of State Boards of
Education (NASBE) http://www.nasbe.org/resolutions.html National PTA Guidelines for Corporate Involvement in Schools http://www.pta.org/programs/guidelines1.htm The National PTA's “Guidelines for Corporate Involvement in Schools” can be viewed on this page of Children First, the website of the National PTA. Related topics on this page include “National Principles for Corporate Involvement in the Schools,” “Getting Effective Partners,” “Evaluating a School-Business Partnership,” and “Recognizing Business Partners,” from Parent Plus: A Comprehensive Program for Parent Involvement, published by the National PTA. National School Boards Foundation (NSBF) http://www.nsbf.org/safe-smart/ This page of the NSBF site provides the NSBA's recent “Safe & Smart Research and Guidelines for Children's Use of the Internet.” The NSBF, an affiliate of the NSBA, encourages and prepares local school board members to become catalysts for educational change and agents for systemic reform in the public schools. Its projects are designed to help school boards meet today's challenges while strengthening the tradition of local representative governance of the public schools. Responsible Netizen Responsible Netizen is a new initiative of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE) in the University of Oregon's College of Education. Responsible Netizen will develop effective strategies to assist young people in gaining the knowledge, decision-making skills, motivation, and self-control to behave in a safe, responsible, legal, and ethical manner when using the Internet and other information technologies and disseminate these strategies to schools, libraries, parents, policymakers, and others. To view sample documents and policies for use by educators, or to read director Nancy Willard's recent report, “The Internet in School: Expanded Educational Opportunities or a Stealth Portal to the Youth Market,” go to: http://netizen.uoregon.edu/publications.html. Government Links The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) http://www.ftc.gov/ogc/coppa1.pdf This link takes you directly to the full-text pdf version of COPPA, posted on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) site. Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/ferpalist.html This link takes you to the page on the Department of Education's Family Compliance Office site. This page provides links to a FERPA fact sheet, FERPA's legislative history, and the FERPA regulations (available in pdf format at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OM/fpco/ferparegs.pdf). The Federal Trade Commission's Privacy Initiatives http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html This page of the FTC's site educates consumers and businesses about the importance of personal information privacy. The FTC offers extensive information on how to protect children's privacy online, explains how to comply with COPPA, and provides a full-text version of COPPA (see link above). The sites in this section promote business involvement in school reform and provide information and links to related organizations. Achieve, Inc. http://www.achieve.org/achieve/achievestart.nsf Achieve, Inc., is an independent, not-for-profit organization formed in 1996 by governors and corporate CEOs who shared a powerful belief that high academic standards, demanding tests to measure those standards, and accountability for performance can push our schools and students to much higher achievement. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) The ASCD is an international nonprofit association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas. The ASCD participates in the Learning First Alliance, a national coalition focusing on improving public schools that involves both the CEOs and elected leadership of major national organizations representing parents, teachers, principals, administrators, boards of education, and colleges. American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) htttp://www.aypf.org/index.htm The AYPF is a professional-development organization providing learning opportunities for policymakers working on youth issues at the local, state, and national levels. This site provides a vast number of links to agencies and organizations working in the field of education, work-force preparation, and youth development. The Business Coalition for Education Reform (BCER) The BCER is made up of 13 national business-led organizations and 600 state and local business-education coalitions that coordinate their efforts to increase the academic achievement of all students by promoting business involvement in education at the national, state, and local levels. The Business Roundtable http://www.brtable.org/issue_edu.htm The Business Roundtable is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. corporations committed to advocating public policies that foster vigorous economic growth, a dynamic global economy, and a well-trained and productive U.S. work force essential for future competitiveness. The BRT works to improve student achievement in the U.S. and ensure that high school graduates are prepared to succeed in our changing world. The site offers links to state roundtables and business education coalitions. Cascade Policy Institute Cascade Policy Institute is a nonprofit research and educational organization that focuses on Oregon State and local issues. The institute's mission is to explore and advance public-policy alternatives that foster individual liberty, personal responsibility, and economic opportunity. This site provides links to other state-based think tanks. The Columbia Group The Columbia Group is an education research and advocacy network that focuses on school reform in the Southeast. The network was created by representatives from business-supported, public-policy centers in six southeastern states. The Committee for Economic Development (CED) http://www.ced.org/projects/education.htm The CED is an organization of business and education leaders dedicated to policy research on economic and social issues and the implementation of its recommendations by the public and private sectors. CED has long supported efforts to enhance the well being of young children as an essential element of a broad strategy for strengthening the nation's human resources. The Education Excellence Partnership (EEP) The EEP is a coalition of public officials, businesses, and teacher organizations dedicated to creating awareness of the urgency of the need for education reform and to encouraging Americans to take action in their states and communities to improve education. The EEP sponsors a public-service advertising campaign through the Ad Council: http://www.adcouncil.org/ emTech (Emerging Technologies) http://www.emtech.net/reform.htm This site offers an extremely large number of links to school-reform sites. Jobs for the Future (JFF) JFF develops and promotes learning strategies and work-force solutions. JFF informs policymakers, practitioners, the media, and the public about its programs to meet the growing economic demand for knowledgeable and skilled workers, and strengthen opportunities for youth to succeed in postsecondary learning and high-skill careers. The Learning First Alliance The Learning First Alliance is a national coalition focusing on improving public schools that involves both the CEOs and elected leadership of major national organizations representing parents, teachers, principals, administrators, boards of education, and colleges. The National Alliance of Business (NAB) NAB is a national business organization focused on increasing student achievement and improving the competitiveness of the work force. The National Employer Leadership Council (NELC) The NELC is a coalition of senior executives who advocate and support School-to-Careers initiatives combining classroom courses with real-life learning to ensure all students meet high standards, thereby preparing them for continuing education and the cutting-edge jobs of the 21st century. Analysis of Business Involvement in Schools With varying degrees and emphases, the sites in this section offer information, analysis, and links related to business interactions with schools. The American School Board Journal The American School Board Journal, a monthly publication by the National School Boards Association, chronicles change, interprets issues, and offers readers practical advice on a broad range of topics pertinent to school governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadership. Center for the Analysis of Commercialism in Education (CACE) CACE conducts research, disseminates information, and helps facilitate a dialogue between the education community, policy makers, and the public at large about commercial activities in the schools. This site provides many useful publications and links pertaining to business interactions with schools. The Center for Commercial-Free Public Education http://www.commercialfree.org/ The Center for Commercial-Free Public Education is a national non-profit organization that addresses the issue of commercialism in our public schools. The Center provides support to students, parents, teachers and other concerned citizens organizing across the U.S. to keep their schools commercial-free and community-controlled. Center for Education, Research, Analysis, and Innovation (CERAI) http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CERAI/index.html CERAI is a research and information center housed in the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee School of Education. CERAI conducts original research; analyzes the research and publications of other organizations and individuals; and facilitates the implementation of innovations in areas such as student performance standards, assessment, and curriculum. CERAI disseminates its analyses and reports to policy makers, educators, and the public. Consumers Union http://www.consumersunion.org/ Consumers Union is the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports magazine. This site provides informative and educational materials developed by Consumers Union's advocacy offices on a variety of consumer issues. Corporate Watch http://www.corpwatch.org/trac/feature/education/ This link will take you to the online Corporate Watch feature, "The Education Industry: The Corporate Takeover of Public Schools". The Education Commission of the States (ECS) The ECS is a national, nonprofit organization that helps governors, legislators, state education officials and others identify, develop and implement policies to improve student learning at all levels. The Education Policy Project (EPP) http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CERAI/project.html The EPP is a national network of experts brought together by the Center for Education Research, Analysis, and Innovation. EPP fellows address educational topics currently being discussed in reports commissioned by think tanks, in the popular and academic press, in legislative debates, and in meetings of policy makers. The International Electronic Journal For Leadership in Learning (IEJLL) http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~iejll/ The IEJLL is a refereed electronic journal intended for a broad audience of persons interested in leadership in learning. The Merrow Report: Schools for Sale? Commercialism in Public Schools http://www.pbs.org/merrow/tmr_radio/schools/ Besides the NPR interview “Schools for Sale?,” this page of the PBS site provides links to other sites and publications that focus on commercialism in schools. The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Through a peer network of more than 28,500 principals, NAESP provides administrative and instructional leadership for elementary and middle schools throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas. The NAESP also publishes Principal Magazine, and offers many of its articles online. The November 2000 issue, Finding the Funding, is particularly helpful. Three articles from that issue are available online: “Looking for Funds in All the Wrong Places”(Molnar), “A Principal's Guide to Fundraising” (Stephens, Karnes, & Samel), and “Beware of "Creeping Corporatization” (Fege and Hagelshaw). The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) http://www.nasbe.org/index.html NASBE represents state and territorial boards of education. Their principal objectives include strengthening state leadership in educational policymaking; promoting excellence in the education of all students; advocating equality of access to educational opportunity; and assuring continued citizen support for public education.This site provides publications, legislative updates, and many, many education links. The National Education Association (NEA) NEA is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. At the national level, NEA's work ranges from coordinating innovative projects to restructuring how learning takes place to fighting congressional attempts to privatize public education. This site provides education statistics, electronic access to publications, and a host of useful links including education data links. The National School Boards Association (NSBA) The NSBA is a research and advocacy organization that views local school boards as the nation's preeminent expression of grass roots democracy and fundamental to the continued success of public education.The NSBA publishes the American School Board Journal and other publications, both in print and online. This site's many resources include a Voucher Strategy Center, a Legislative Action Center,publications, and an online clearinghouse of materials and information on local school governance issues, practices, services, and resources Phi Delta Kappa http://www.pdkintl.org/home.shtml Phi Delta Kappa is an international association of professional educators seeking to promote quality education, with particular emphasis on publicly supported education, as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. Government Organizations These sites offer information about business interfaces with education at the national policy level: National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) The National Education Goals Panel is an independent executive branch agency of the federal government charged with monitoring national and state progress toward the National Education Goals. This site provides electronic access to a variety of publications issued by the National Education Goals Panel. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions http://labor.senate.gov/hearings/mayhear/052099a/berreth/body_berreth.htm This page of the Health and Education Committee's site provides the full text of “Supporting Students or Selling Access?, the May 1999 testimony by Diane Berreth, deputy executive director of the ACSD. U.S. Department of Education This site provides a host of resources including news and legislations updates, research statistics, and links to hundreds of online full-text publications. U.S. Department of Labor U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) Many of the documents on this site report on financial, legal, and public policy issues surrounding public education. To view the GAO's recent Report to Congressional Requesters, Public Education: Commercial Activities in Schools (September 8, 2000), look in: GAO Reports/Fiscal 2000/Education. |