Long Island Index Education Study Finds Inefficiencies and Inequalities Mismatch in Funding versus Student Needs
High Number of School Districts Is Cited
President-Elect Obama Selects Dr. John H. Jackson, Schott Foundation President and CEO, to serve on Obama-Biden Transition Team
(Cambridge, MA) – On November 25, 2008, the Obama-Biden Transition team announced the selection of Dr. John H. Jackson, President and CEO of The Schott Foundation for Public Education, to serve on the President-Elect’s 13-member Education Policy Transition Work Group.
The Work Group is part of the Presidential Transition Project. The focus of the Policy Working Groups will be to develop the priority policy proposals and plans from the Obama Campaign for action during the Obama-Biden Administration.
Rinku Sen Receives 2008 Progressive Leadership Award From Citizen Action of New York
NEW YORK, NY, NOV. 21, 2008 – Rinku Sen, Vice Chairperson of The Schott Foundation for Public Education, will receive the 2008 Progressive Leadership Award from Citizen Action of New York at an awards ceremony in New York City on Dec. 2, 2008.
National and State Election Results Should Signal Positive Times Ahead for Public Education Advocates
Cambridge, MA, Nov. 11, 2008 – The 2008 election season ushered in many victories and opportunities for the Schott family of education advocates. In Massachusetts, The Schott Foundation congratulates all those who worked together to soundly defeat the ballot initiative known as Question 1, which sought to repeal the state income tax. Had Question 1 passed, the state’s education reform agenda would have been dealt a mortal blow.
The Schott Foundation Welcomes Digna Scott as the new Senior Operations Director
Cambridge, MA, Nov. 7, 2008 – The Schott Foundation for Public Education has appointed Digna Scott as the Senior Operations Director. In this position, she will serve in a consultative capacity to expand Schott’s organizational operations and leverage the Foundation’s grantmaking capacity.
Hot Schott Awards To Be Announced Oct. 3 at National Opportunity to Learn Education Summit
Cambridge, MA, Sept. 23, 2008 – Hot Schott Awards To Be Announced Oct. 3 at National Opportunity to Learn Education Summit. To read about the awardees, click here.
The Schott Foundation Congratulates Dr. Valora Washington for Being Named a 2009 Barr Fellow by the Barr Foundation
Cambridge, MA, Sept. 11, 2008 – The Schott Foundation Board of Directors and Staff wish to congratulate Dr. Valora Washington, President of the CAYL Institute, for being named to Barr Fellows class of 2009 by the Barr Foundation. The Schott Foundation has proudly provided grant support for the Schott Fellowship in Early Care and Education and its alumni program, two successful Massachusetts early childhood leadership development programs designed and directed by Dr. Washington.
The Schott Foundation Welcomes New Program Coordinator
Cambridge, MA, Sept. 10, 2008 – The Schott Foundation for Public Education welcomes Nakisha M. Lewis to the staff as the new Program Coordinator.
Rinku Sen Becomes Schott’s Vice Chairperson
Cambridge, MA, August 24, 2008 – The Schott Foundation for Public Education board of directors has elected Rinku Sen as Vice Chair. A member of The Schott Foundation’s board of directors since 2004, Ms. Sen recently led the hiring committee for Schott’s president and CEO, Dr. John H. Jackson. She is also the author of “A Positive Future for Black Boys: Building the Movement,” a report published in December 2006 by The Schott Foundation.
The Schott Foundation for Public Education Supports the Summer Institute for Drum Major Institute (DMI) Scholars
New York, NY, August 2008 – During the turbulent years of the civil rights movement, Harry Wachtel, a close advisor to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. founded the Drum Major Foundation to support the work of Dr. King and other civil rights activists. In the years prior to his assassination, Dr. King informally referred to the foundation as his think tank. Forty years later, the Drum Major Institute for Public Policy (DMI) exists today to support social and economic justice, fulfilling the same mission as it did during the civil rights movement.