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Thought Leader Roundtable: How Business Leaders Can Support Children and Youth

May 16, 2017 - 3:30 pm to May 16, 2017 - 4:30 pm

These candid, unscripted conversations feature Karen Pittman with some of the most influential, boundary-pushing leaders working to improve the lives of children and youth.

Karen was joined by David Rattray, Executive Vice President with the Center for Education Excellence & Talent at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, and Alysia Bell, Vice President of Education Business Coalitions at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. The conversation focused on what local business leaders can and are doing to support youth and education. In the conversation, Rattray and Bell shared results of a survey of local business executives.

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Preparatory Materials and Additional Resources for this Thought Leader Roundtable:

QuickPoll: Developing the Character of Our Future Workforce - Recent poll of local chambers of commerce administered by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE)

ACCE home page on the Every Student Succeeds Act

California “Blueprint 2.0” - This 2015 report from the California Department of Education outlines recommendations in five areas: California standards, teaching and leading excellence, student success, continuous improvement and accountability systems, and systems change and supports.

What does it mean for business to be "at the table"? - Short 40 second video with Sara Toland of Corporate Voices for Working Families discussing how to get the business community to engage in community change efforts.

Supporting the Education Pipeline - This toolkit was created to house background research, tools, protocols to help implement business engagement efforts, and case studies to illustrate the successes and lessons learned by others in the field.

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