Focusing on Chicago Public Schools (Illinois), explores issues related to philanthropy's role in the development of arts education policy. Discusses the relationship among philanthropic organizations and the core curriculum; the impact of research; preservice teacher training, and economic development and arts education. Offers recommendations for…

Teachers, like other professionals, need to stay informed about new knowledge and technologies. Yet many express dissatisfaction with the professional development opportunities made available to them in schools and insist that the most effective development programs they have experienced have been self-initiated. "Enhancing Professional…

This paper discusses philanthropic endeavors of George Peabody, a man with only 4 years of schooling, and his efforts to rebuild an education system in the south and southwest portions of the United States following the Civil War. The paper describes the difficulties faced by the $2 million Peabody Education Fund (PEF) when it was attacked by…

The intertwined fortunes of the Danforth Foundation and Washington University are discussed. The foundation has phased out its regular programs in higher education in favor of secondary education and regional projects, leaving for higher education only the Dorothy Danforth Compton Minority program and support of Washington University. (MLW)

In this article, the author features the Middle College High School (MCHS), which grants teenagers a judicious mix of freedom and structure as it propels them toward adulthood. MCHS allows students to take courses at LaGuardia Community College, and is also piloting a program in which students stay a thirteenth year and graduate with an Associate…

Bringing charters to scale remains a major challenge. To learn more about barriers to the expansion of high-quality public charter schools and how they might be removed, the National Charter School Research Project (NCSRP) at the University of Washington and the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools convened a meeting of leaders from…

In recent years, an increasing number of districts have turned to district education foundations (DEF) for added fiscal support. Similar in many ways to university development offices, DEFs are privately operated, nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations that solicit funds from individuals and businesses and then distribute these funds to public school…

Are sectorial relations among nonprofit organizations, business, and government truly dependent, or are they instead a complex mix of dependent and independent actions? This working paper is based on a dissertation in progress, which is a comparative analysis of how private foundations influence the reform of urban public education. It compares…

Highlights the Annenberg Foundation (Annenberg III) initiative for arts-education reform that challenged other New York philanthropic organizations to match their 12 million dollars for the public school systems. Reveals the plans for the Center for Arts Education that is the Annenberg III program hub and criticisms of the program. (CMK)

Ninety-five years ago, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching released Bulletin #4, otherwise known as The Flexner Report on Medical Education in the United States and Canada, a report on the education of physicians in the United States and Canada that lead to closure of half the medical schools in the country and determine the…

This publication grew out of a symposium--"Funding for Women with a Special Emphasis on Sources for Women's Educational Equity"--held in San Francisco, California, in 1979. It consists of 10 papers by 10 women who discuss funding for educational research and development projects concerned with sex equity. The papers encourage women to…

This annual report highlights the grantmaking program of the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) over the past 6 years, reflects on lessons learned, and shares emerging directions for the foundation. The report begins with messages from the chair and the president highlighting the organization's commitment to universal prekindergarten in the…

This report examines the relationship between philanthropy and public schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas served by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL). While begun as a project to build understanding and to support institutional planning, this report speaks also to local school leaders, the…

Guidelines are presented to help foundations and others ensure that the activities they fund treat women and girls fairly and address issues concerning women. Formal impact statements can help foundations examine their grant programs by asking a series of questions about: applicants' commitment to ending discrimination; the access of women and…

This report presents recommendations for providing excellent teachers in all Texas schools. It notes that while state-level policy reforms have helped advance the quality of educator preparation, university-based programs have been unable to produce sufficient numbers of teachers to keep up with the rapidly growing student population. Teacher…