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Annual Partnership Conference: Business and K-12 Education Partnerships

Annual Partnership Conference: Business and K-12 Education Partnerships

Published 05-07-04

Submitted by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center

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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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center

U.S. community development. Emerging-market development. Disaster response. Social and environmental innovation – businesses play an important role in all of these issue areas.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center is recognized in the corporate citizenship field as a source for fresh thinking, exceptional networking and practical lessons learned.

The Foundation works to strengthen collaboration and understanding among companies, corporate foundations, chambers of commerce, NGOs, and governmental offices. As a partnership facilitator, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Corporate Citizenship Center helps businesses find highly effective ways to invest in local communities, be responsive in times of disasters, and improve lives and livelihoods across the globe.

The Foundations mission is to work with businesses to make the world a better place. Email ccc@uschamber.com to learn more.

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