Business Roundtable K-12 Education Philanthropy Initiative
Contact Information:
Business Roundtable
300 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 872-1260
Dane Linn, Vice President of Education and Workforce
dlinn@brt.org; (202)496-3267
Website: http://businessroundtable.org/companies-support-education
Type of Foundation: Corporate
Description: The purpose of this initiative is to identify and scale up a small number of high-performing K-12 programs that address critical education and workforce preparedness issues. These research-and evidence-based programs must have demonstrated measurable results, and be ready to be scaled at state, regional or national levels.
Selected programs should address one or more of the following priority issues related to Business Roundtable’s (BRT) commitment to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, teacher quality, early reading and implementation of the Common Core State Standards:
- Innovative approaches to teacher education, training or professional development, particularly in high-demand fields.
- Use of technology tools and applications that accelerate student success.
- Improving student achievement in one or more of the STEM-related subjects.
- Literacy initiatives that ensure all students are reading on grade level (special emphasis on early childhood literacy).
- College and career readiness.
- Increasing high school graduation rates and reducing remediation rates for students entering postsecondary education.
BRT recognizes there are a number of successful education programs across the country, many of which are isolated models rather than widely implemented practices. To accelerate improvement in the K-12 education system, member companies of the BRT are interested in increasing the impact of their corporate philanthropy efforts by scaling up effective programs. The purpose of this initiative is to identify possible programs with the potential to be scaled up and expanded. In particular, BRT is seeking programs that directly impact students while addressing the priority issues highlighted above.
Note, in this competition BRT will not make financial awards to selected program but rather recommend programs for funding. BRT expects to make a maximum of four program recommendations to an outside panel of five independent experts for further review and selection of winners. More details on the selection process are found in the Request for Proposals Notice.
Fit for Public Broadcasting: Stations involved in education and workforce development will find a natural fit here. BRT places heavy emphasis on successful programs that have been rigorously tested and evaluated, and those which have the potential to be replicated on a larger level. Public broadcasting initiatives like Ready To Learn and/or American Graduate would fit nicely with this program's goals and priorities.
Eligibility: Each program must be aligned with the Common Core State Standard, and have participated in rigorous, quantitative, independent evaluation that demonstrates it has significantly improved student outcomes, it can be replicated successfully, and that the demonstrated results are present over time (min. three years).
Deadline: May 31, 2013 by 5:00 p.m. EST
How to Apply: Applications must be submitted online, through the BRT’s online program. Questions can be directed toward Dane Linn, Vice President of Education and Workforce.
Resources:
Request for Proposals
Application Portal
