BHEF In The News
August 25, 2010 -- OKC Friday - Education gets mixed marks at State of Schools
August 13, 2010 -- National Governors Association Taps MDC President, Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, to Serve on Advisory Group for Complete to Compete
August 2, 2010 -- National Defense - One Company’s Approach to Solving the Nation’s STEM Dilemma
April 28, 2010 -- The Chronicle of Higher Education - College Leaders Debate the Value of Higher Education's Business Model
April 13, 2010 -- Raytheon CEO shares career advice
April 9, 2010 -- AP - Education leader lifts community colleges higher
April 1, 2010 -- Seamless Education a 'National Model'
March 8, 2010 -- Drake President David Maxwell elected to Board of Directors of American Council on Education
February 26, 2010 -- Miami Dade College President Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón Tapped for the Prestigious Council on Foreign Relations
February 16, 2010 -- The Chronicle of Higher Education - College Chiefs Should Walk the Walk on Internationalizing Campuses, Says SUNY Chancellor
December 22, 2009 -- Forbes - Closing the STEM Gap
December 22, 2009 -- Business Week - Reining in College Costs
December 7, 2009 -- Cal Poly President Warren J. Baker Announces Retirement
December 4, 2009 -- Washington Post - Report reveals wide gap in college achievement
November 23, 2009 -- New York Times - White House Pushes Science and Math Education
November 20, 2009 -- Inside Higher Education - Taxing Relationships
Articles of Interest
August 5, 2010 -- Curriculum Matters (An Education Week blog) - Reading, STEM Education Are Big Winners in Federal 'i3' Contest
May 13, 2010 -- The Chronicle of Higher Education - House Republicans Block Bid to Increase Federal Support for Scientific Research
April 13 , 2010 -- Washington Post - Jobless Dropouts head back to School for Basic Skills
April 7, 2010 -- Education Week - Race to Top Rules Aim to Spur Shifts in Testing
April 6, 2010 -- The Wall Street Journal - The Case for Common Educational Standards
April 6, 2010 -- The Chronicle of Higher Education - Education Dept. Data Show Rise in Enrollment and Student Aid but Flat Graduation Rates
March 21, 2010 -- New York Times - Bias Called Persistent Hurdle for Women in Sciences
March 4, 2010 -- MSNBC - 15 states, D.C. named ‘Race to the Top’ finalists
February 25, 2010 -- Inside Higher Education - The Need to 'Do Even More'
February 22, 2010 -- The White House - President Obama Calls for New Steps to Prepare America’s Children for Success in College and Careers
February 19, 2010 -- Washington Post - Education Reform, One Classroom at a Time
February 18, 2010 -- Washington Post - Lawmakers to Launch Bipartisan Effort to Rewrite 'No Child Left Behind'
February 1, 2010 -- New York Times - Obama to Seek Sweeping Change in ‘No Child’ Law
January 27, 2010 -- PR Newswire - Raytheon's Year of Math In Action Calculates Wide Reach to More Than 50,000 Young Students
January 3, 2010 -- The Chronicle of Higher Education - Can American Research Universities Remain the Best in the World?
December 1, 2009 -- Austin American-Statesman - U.S. education chief seeks billions to boost higher learning
November 20, 2009 -- Washington Post - Gates Foundation gives $335 million to raise teacher effectiveness
» August 13, 2010
President Obama Signs Spending Bill to Protect Teachers’ Jobs. BHEF applauds passage of the Education Jobs Bill.
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» August 11, 2010
Business-Higher Education Forum Statement on the Survival of BHEF Member and EADS North America CEO Sean O’Keefe
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» August 10, 2010
President Obama Cites Need to Restore U.S. Leadership in Higher Education; Names Three BHEF Member-Led Universities for Cost-Controlling Efforts. Calls on all college and university presidents to follow their example.
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» June 24-25, 2010
BHEF welcomed its members to Washington, DC for its summer meeting on June 24-25, 2010. Members heard from senior representatives of the Obama Administration on challenges and opportunities for education reform in upcoming reauthorization efforts and the challenges confronting long-term U.S. sustainability that demand strengthened STEM education.