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Schott E-Newsletter July/August 2008
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick deserves to be congratulated for his leadership among governors, especially with the recent unveiling of Ready for 21st Century Success, his education reform plan for Massachusetts...

Schott E-Newsletter June 2008
In June, high school graduations take place all over the United States. For those receiving diplomas, this marks a joyous occasion. However, for young men and women who have dropped out (or have been "pushed out"), June is a sad reminder of lost opportunity, alienation and marginalization...

Schott E-Newsletter May 2008
Earlier this month, The Schott Foundation’s co-founder and board chair Greg Jobin-Leeds and board member Maria Jobin-Leeds received the Community Change Champion Award from the Center for Community Change at the organization's gala in Washington, DC...

Schott E-Newsletter April 2008
The passage of New York's state budget this month represents an enormous victory for all New York public school children, their parents, teachers and many others. Year two of the historic Campaign for Fiscal Equity settlement led to the $1.5 billion increase in public school funding...

Schott E-Newsletter March 2008
We live in politically historic times. The first African-American Governor of New York was just sworn into office, and in 2007 the first African-American was inaugurated as Governor of Massachusetts. And for the first time a woman and an African-American man are finalists vying to be the U.S. presidential nominee for the Democratic Party...

Schott E-Newsletter February 2008
We all know that providing students with a high quality public education requires sufficient funding. This allows school systems to: recruit and retain qualified educators, maintain adequate educational facilities, and provide students with up-to-date pedagogical materials. We are encouraged by the priority that Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is giving public education in his 2009 budget...

Schott E-Newsletter January 2008
Each January we commemorate the birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. This civil rights champion inspired scores of Americans to peacefully fight for justice and equality. Sadly, 40 years after his assassination, his dreams and promises still go unfulfilled for millions of Americans...

Schott E-Newsletter December 2007 [PDF]
As this year quickly comes to a close, we, our grantees and our partners have much to be grateful for in terms of public policy victories achieved in 2007...

Schott E-Newsletter November 2007 [PDF]
I thank the many people who attended the welcome receptions held for me in Boston on Oct. 15 and in New York City on Oct. 22. I was moved and inspired by everyone's warm welcome and their deep commitment to improve public education--with a particular emphasis on the most vulnerable students...

Schott E-Newsletter September 2007 [PDF]
You are invited to a reception for Dr. John H. Jackson, President and CEO of The Schott Foundation In Boston on October 15, 2007 and in New York City on October 22, 2007...

Schott E-Newsletter July 2007 [PDF]
On June 28, 2007, fifty-three years after Brown, in the face of current educational challenges, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision shockingly struck down Seattle and Louisville's voluntarily integration plans...

Schott E-Newsletter June 2007 [PDF]
Friends, family and colleagues gathered at the Hotel@MIT to thank and celebrate Dr. Rosa A. Smith for her six years as President of The Schott Foundation. Dr. John H. Jackson also attended the event and was warmly welcomed as Schott's new President by Dr. Smith...

Schott E-Newsletter May 2007 [PDF]
Dr. John H. Jackson will become the Foundation's new President as of July 2, 2007. Dr. Jackson joins The Schott Foundation after seven productive years in leadership positions at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Baltimore...

Schott E-Newsletter April 2007 [PDF]
The Council on Foundations (COF) has selected The Schott Foundation to receive its 2007 Critical Impact Award for Schott's efforts to reform New York City's school finance system...

Schott E-Newsletter February 2007 [PDF]
The Schott Foundation will hold a wine-tasting event, a Benefit for NYC’s 1.1 Million Public School Children, on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at the Puffin Room in New York City...

Schott E-Newsletter January 2007 [PDF]
The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) and the Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE) and hundreds of New York leaders tell Governor-elect Eliot Spitzer they are committed to helping secure up to $8.5 billion in new education funding...


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