The Donors' Education Collaborative of New York (DEC) began with a scene more typical of politics than philanthropy: five foundation presidents in a room, trying to figure out what to do for a city that had fallen on hard times in the early 1990s. They investigated specific topics--such as the public hospital system and school governance…

Bringing together a mix of researchers and practitioners, "With the Best of Intentions" examines the major goals of recent philanthropic efforts and looks at some of the key lessons--for educators, philanthropists, policymakers, and community leaders--of philanthropic contributions to schools and school systems. From the Gates small…

It is suggested that industry is ready to support higher education for a variety of reasons, but that institutions have not done a good job of communicating their needs. Each trustee can help to communicate with the business community about the institution's operations, needs, objectives, and standards. (MSE)

Awarding of public aid to college students should be concentrated on curricular areas of demonstrated instrumental relevance and scarcity. (MSE)

Awarding of public aid to college students should be concentrated on curricular areas of demonstrated instrumental relevance and scarcity. (MSE)

The Morton Study by the National University Extension Association (NUEA) in 1953 provided an initial, comprehensive assessment of extension. Supportive foundational activities included the Ford Foundation's Fund for Adult Education and the Kellogg Foundation grants. Within the decade, NUEA established a Washington office, and five Associational…

This report looks at the accomplishments of Children First America, a national advocacy and support group for school choice. Beginning with a single program in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the early 1990s, private voucher programs (PVPs) had grown until, in the 1999-2000 school year, 108 such programs aided students. PVPs, which served 746 students…

This paper is designed to help funders avoid some of the pitfalls of embarking on major reform efforts in troubled urban districts, proposing exploratory case studies as a tool to improve philanthropic giving. The paper explains what is behind the two major flaws of philanthropic investment (not knowing how one thinks schools will improve and not…

An assessment of recent support for the education of blacks on both the elementary and secondary levels, in the form of school improvement programs; on the college level, support for traditionally black colleges. (JM)

Changing priorities in corporate and foundation giving, and sometimes in individual philanthropy, pose new challenges and create new opportunities for sources of external funding. The institution of higher education must prepare well for its requests, search carefully and persistently for new donors, make an effective case, recognize donors…

This paper presents the 2002 Junior College/Upper Secondary Review in Singapore in the context of the nation-state's commitment to human capital investment. It discusses how these changes have led to a radically altered upper secondary educational landscape through the implementation of the Integrated Programme, the establishment of Specialized…

In the past two decades, higher education around the globe has undergone a remarkable transformation. Technological innovation coupled with globalization has drastically altered the structure and finance of educational systems of all countries seeking to benefit from the global economy. In the countries of the Organisation for Economic…

Describes educational partnerships between Head Start programs and the Whirlpool Corporation, Johnson and Johnson, the Girl Scouts, Palmolive Corporation, and Children's World Learning Centers. Also provides advice and specific strategies for educators seeking to initiate partnerships with public and private organizations. (MDM)

Private foundations can play a critical, catalytic role in changing American public education for the better, but they could and should be getting more bang for their bucks than they are right now. This article reports on a diverse collection of research papers that aims to shed unprecedented light both on the scope of contemporary education…

The author discusses philanthropy and educational reform from the Great Depression to the present, contrasting the views of that time to "Making It Count" (Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Kelly Amis, 2001.) Although Finn and Amis presented their suggestions as advancing democracy, they thought that educational reform took place best when elite groups…