2010 Archived News
December 2010
December 22, 2010 — The House Passes America's COMPETES Act Reauthorization
December 20, 2010 — BHEF’s Fitzgerald Authors Blog Post: ‘Waiting for Sputnik’
December 17, 2010 — Senate Passes America's COMPETES Act Reauthorization Bill
December 7, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Receives Funding from Sloan Foundation to Bolster Professional Science Master’s Programs
December 7, 2010 — Raytheon-Commissioned Study Analyzes Parents’ Math Attitudes, Capabilities and Students’ Active Engagement in Math-Related Learning.
December 3, 2010 — BHEF Unveils Expert Blog on Degree Attainment Issues. Interactive forum resides on BHEF’s online resource center— StrategicEdSolutions.org®.
November 2010
November 5, 2010 — Business and Education Leaders Share Strategies for Systemic Education Improvement at BHEF’s Cities for Success: A BHEF Leadership Summit
October 2010
October 29, 2010 — BHEF Unveils Enhanced StrategicEdSolutions® During Leadership Summit on Adaptable Education Improvement Efforts
October 28, 2010 — BHEF Holds Leadership Summit on Leading Community-wide Education Improvement Efforts. Event attracts mayors, CEOs, university presidents and other leaders.
October 5, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Executive Director Fitzgerald Interviewed by Marketplace Radio Regarding New Sallie Mae Report on College Savings.
September 2010
September 29, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Participates in College Savings Foundation Summit.
September 27, 2010 — Raytheon and the Business-Higher Education Forum expand efforts to improve U.S. STEM education. Unique tools offer insight and guidance to policymakers and educators
September 16, 2010 — BHEF Supports ‘Changing the Equation’ in STEM
August 2010
August 13, 2010 — Obama Signs Spending Bill to Protect Teachers’ Jobs; BHEF applauds passage of the Education Jobs Bill
August 11, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Statement on the Survival of BHEF Member and EADS North America CEO Sean O’Keefe
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
August 10, 2010 — BHEF Congratulates Investing in Innovation Fund Winners
July 2010
July 20, 2010 — BHEF Achieves Significant Progress In Helping to Reshape U.S. Education Agenda
July 9, 2010 — BHEF Urges Senate to Pass COMPETES Reauthorization
July 7, 2010 — BHEF Vice Chair Kirwan Establishes Fund to Support Degree Completion
June 2010
June 25 , 2010 — BHEF Welcomes New Chair William H. Swanson and Vice Chair William E. Kirwan to its Leadership
June 8 , 2010 — Fortune Magazine Features BHEF in STEM Challenge Article
May 2010
May 19, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Urges Swift Passage of Reintroduced COMPETES Reauthorization
May 13, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Attends Signing of Formal Commitment to Improve Education in Louisville
May 12, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Members Support National Lab Day
May 3, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Urges Swift Passage of COMPETES Reauthorization
May 3, 2010 — BHEF Member Mark Yudof Interviewed on NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday
April 2010
April 29, 010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Supports Goal of National Strategy to Increase Degree Completion, Broaden Participation in Graduate Education
April 22, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Warns Against Teacher Layoffs and Their Impact on Student Achievement
April 8, 2010 — Business-Higher Education Forum Supports Common Academic Standards
April 1, 2010 — BHEF Receives Funding from Northrop Grumman Corporation to Advance Innovative STEM Education Model
March 2010
March 15, 2010 — BHEF U.S. STEM Education Model Gains Exposure
March 15, 2010 — BHEF Member Brit Kirwan Wins 2010 Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence
March 12, 2010 — BHEF Is Founding Member of Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition
March 5, 2010 — BHEF To Help Launch Business and Industry STEM Education Coalition
March 4, 2010 — BHEF Testifies in Support of K-12 STEM Education Reform
March 3, 2010 —- BHEF, OSU’s Battelle Center Introduce Effort To Help States Bolster STEM Education
January 2010
January 20, 2010 — BHEF Supports President Obama’s Goal of Bolstering Race to the Top
January 13, 2010 — BHEF Response To American Federation of Teachers Reform Plan
January 6, 2010 — BHEF Continues To Support White House STEM Push
January 5, 2010 — President Signs Sepnding Bill for FY 2010: Measure Contains Increases for Several Higher Education Programs
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