He's appointed five people to his cabinet and launched Denver Education Compact, a team of education and community leaders meant to assess the needs of the community outside of the classroom.
There has always been a strong social compact between higher education and the public -- the public collectively invests in higher education and higher education collectively returns on that investment, bringing both private gain to individuals (i.e., education as a conduit to mobility) and public gain to the nation (i.e., innovation; educated citizenry; community building).
The basic compact that public education creates is this: The public is responsible for the education of the children of the state, the district, the community.
Under a "compact" for public education, the state would pay the annual operating costs of salaries and energy and assume 20percentt of the costs of new investments that it approves.
As the president of the Association of American Universities wrote, "Altering the fundamental nature of the social compact between higher education and the federal government could have unforeseen and serious consequences for our country.
A: I think that from the mid-19th century to post–World War II, there was an unwritten compact in higher education that the federal government would provide the land and fund the research and that the states would build the buildings and pay for the academic experience for the students.
Say Yes to Education Inc. announced this week that Duke and four other top private colleges were joining the national non-profit's higher education compact that helps young people in low-income school districts to apply to college, pay for it and graduate.
Now is the time for demanding a new social compact on national public safety, quality education, reliable and safe infrastructure and a business environment where global competition and workforce mobility move in lockstep.
UNICEF is also working with various stakeholder forums such as the WASH Compact, Child Protection Network and county and district education boards.
The developed system is compact, lightweight and suitable for entertainment and education application.
