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5.07.2004 ET
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Annual Partnership Conference: Business and K-12 Education Partnerships
Center for Corporate Citizenship at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce presents DC conference
(CSRwire) Washington, D.C.
Annual Partnership Conference: Business and K-12 Education
Partnerships
May 20-21, 2004, Washington, DC
K-12 Education is the number one social issue supported by U.S. companies,
and the business community is deeply concerned about contributing
effectively to support the future development of education in the United
States.
To address this concern, on May 20-21, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Center
for Corporate Citizenship will bring corporate philanthropy leaders from
across the nation to meet with government and education experts in the
historic U.S. Chamber of Commerce building in Washington, DC.
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige and President and U.S. Chamber of
Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue will deliver keynote remarks.
Topics include:- How to better support the over 150,000 business and
K-12 education partnerships currently operating in the United States.
- How public policy issues like No Child Left Behind affect
business-education partnerships
- What a road map for student success in the 21st century looks like
- How business can improve and support the infrastructure for education
providers
The event is sponsored by a "who's who" of American business
and will feature the top leaders for education from companies like
GlaxoSmithKline, Toyota, State Farm, KPMG, CVS/pharmacy, Progress Energy,
Target, and Sun Microsystems.
Other confirmed speakers include:- The Honorable George Miller, U.S.
House of Representatives, Ranking Member - Committee on Education and the
Workforce
- Dr. William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education
- Ray Simon, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
- David S. Chernow, President and CEO, Junior Achievement
- William H. Milliken, President, Communities In Schools Inc.
- Kim Smith, Co-Founder and CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund
- Suzanne Clark, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and
President of the Center for Corporate Citizenship
- Stephen Jordan, Vice President and Executive Director, U.S. Chamber of
Commerce Center for Corporate Citizenship
For more information and to
register, visit www.uschamber.com/ccc or call
(202) 463-3133.
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