Putting a focus on role of business in education.You can't separate the two--education and business. As you can read in our special report on manufacturing in this issue, manufacturers still have problems finding qualified employees. And it's not just manufacturers who struggle. Those hiring in many other industries, including my own, have horror stories horror story Story intended to elicit a strong feeling of fear. Such tales are of ancient origin and form a substantial part of folk literature. They may feature supernatural elements such as ghosts, witches, or vampires or address more realistic psychological fears. about employees who are so poorly prepared for the work force that it's almost unbelievable. Without good workers, no business can function at its best level. The issue has reached a peak recently with Mayor Villaraigosa's focus on reform of the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. . Improving education is one of the biggest issues in the academic, political--and business worlds. The Business Journal recognizes this and for the first time will publish a special report and sponsor an event in October recognizing companies and organizations that do well in promoting education locally. The Education Leadership Awards I hope will prove enlightening en·light·en tr.v. en·light·ened, en·light·en·ing, en·light·ens 1. To give spiritual or intellectual insight to: and show us that education is not being ignored in our local business community. There are companies that care. They provide resources to make education better and believe in promoting education within their own organizations. We will honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. these firms and organizations at an Oct. 4 event and publish the special report in our Oct. 9 issue profiling these companies and their programs. We'll tell the stories of their successes. The categories that we will locus on: Best Employee Tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. Reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. Program; Best Student Loan Program; Best Scholarship Program; Best Student Intern intern /in·tern/ (in´tern) a medical graduate serving in a hospital preparatory to being licensed to practice medicine. in·tern or in·terne n. Program; Best Mentoring Program; Education Leadership Award given to an individual; Best Program to Support Education; Best Business Education Program: Best Job Training Program and Best Employee Training Program. All companies are eligible to be nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. for the awards. Please tell us about people out in our community who are doing good things. A nomination form can be downloaded from our Website (sfvbj.com). Click on the "events" category. Deadline for nominations is Sept. 15. A committee of people from the community knowledgeable about education will help choose the winners. If you don't want to fill out the form, just give me a call and tell me what company or organization you admire and I or other staff members will fill out the form for you. Call me at (818) 316-3125 or e-mail me at jscbaff@ sfvbj.com. Thanks for promoting education. Business Journal Editor Jason Schaff can be reached at (818) 316-3125 or at jschqff@stybj.com. |
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