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Center for Corporate Citizenship at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Annual Partnership Conference: Business and K-12 Education Partnerships

Submitted by: U.S. Chamber's Business Civic Leadership Center

Categories: Community Development

Posted: Apr 09, 2004 – 12:00 AM EST

May 20-21, 2004, Washington, DC

WASHINGTON- 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 does a road map for student success in the 21st century look like?

How can business 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:

Governor Mark Warner (D-VA)

The Honorable George Miller, U.S. House of Representatives, Ranking Member - Committee on Education and the Workforce

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.

Suzanne Clark, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and President of the Center for Corporate Citizenship

David Hirschmann, Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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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