Foundations Urged to Make Sure No Parents Are Left Behind
Chicago
The recently reauthorized federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act drew the attention of many of the grantmakers assembled here last week for the annual conference sponsored by the Council on Foundations.
"This could be the most important federal act in two decades," Jack Jennings, the director of the Washington-based Center for Education Policy, told a room packed full of representatives from a variety of foundations that make grants in the K-12 education arena.
The grantmakers came to the conference, held April 29 to May 1, to discuss topics as varied as filmmaking, health care,...
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