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Private Ventures for the Public Good

Private Ventures for the Public Good. A Campaign to Change Opinions and Improve Opportunities to Benefit Education Entrepreneurs and the Students They Serve. Public Ventures for the Public Good: Vision.

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Private Ventures for the Public Good

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  1. Private Ventures for the Public Good A Campaign to Change Opinions and Improve Opportunities to Benefit Education Entrepreneurs and the Students They Serve

  2. Public Ventures for the Public Good:Vision • EIA-led, long-term campaign to help create a fairer and more open market for private sector providers of education services and products. • Components • Advocacy • Communications • Research • Professional Development

  3. Opportunities for Education Industry • NCLB created market for school/student improvements: • Tutoring/Test Prep • School Turnaround • Assessment • Professional Development for teachers/principals • Charter school management • Drop out prevention/recovery • Private sector offers experienced talent, proven record • Investor interest in PreK-12 is heightened • Public K-12 education performance continues to lag

  4. Threats To Education Industry • Gridlocked political process • Budget shortfalls • Teacher and public employee union agitation • Skeptical and negative news media • Lack of evidence of private sector effectiveness • Heavy-handed, monopolistic practices of public education

  5. Anti-Education Industry Rhetoric, Policies • In Public Policy and Procurement: • I3 Grants are open only to public school districts and non-profit organizations • TN, LA, NJ and other states explicitly prohibit private sector companies from participating in charter school management. • NY allows only faith-based and non-profit organizations to bid on an after-school tutoring program • In the News Media: • A NY Times columnist refers to Pearson as “the world’s largest for-profit education business.” • The Washington Post emphasizes the involvement of “for-profit” organizations in a local county’s move toward more online learning. • A three-part Minneapolis Star-Tribune expose on SES focuses on “the most successful providers . . . for-profit companies.”

  6. Education Industry Leadership: The Time is Now • Public education needs help • Government(s) cannot fix education • Businesses bring critical resources to PreK-12 public education: • Innovation • Research & Development • Capital • Scalability • Focus on Customers

  7. Why EIA? • 22-year record as the voice and champion of education entrepreneurs, businesses, and investors. • Effective advocacy and government relations programs at federal, state and local levels; coalition-building; media relations and public communications; research and reporting on preK-12 industry trends and issues. • Coordination with other preK-12 associations

  8. Campaign Goals • Research– Produce and communicate credible, third-party research on the efficacy of private sector contributions. • Communicate– Raise awareness and understanding of the positive educational and economic impacts of the private-sector among policymakers, public education officials, the news media, and families. • Demonstrate– Document and communicate to key stakeholders the best practices of proprietary providers of education products and services. • Advocate – Foster open and fair markets for business opportunities and promote public-private partnerships.

  9. What Does Success Look Like? • “Agnostic” contracting language • Federal, state and local governments • Proprietary, tax-paying organizations on equal footing with public school districts, non-profits • Positive movement in awareness, knowledge, opinion • Qualitative and quantitative opinion poll data • Superintendents, Title 1 directors, legislators, regulators

  10. Campaign Governance and Leadership • Strategic Direction • EIA Board of Directors and Policy and Communications Committee • Fundraising • EIF provides support for fundraising from individual donors to serve as catalyst for campaign launch • EIF has organized a strategic plan to provide advice, guidance, and financial support to unite like-minded individuals and build critical mass to effect change • Board of Directors • Advisory Board • Presidents’ Council

  11. We Need Your Help • As a stakeholder and advocate for the education industry, your support of the Private Ventures for the Public Good campaign is vital. • EIA and EIF are firmly committed to providing the tools and information to support a sustainable campaign through information and advocacy. • Please consider a contribution today by in filling the attached pledge card to ensure the success of the Private Ventures for Public Good campaign.

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