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Article: Studying the schools: the Chamber supports engaging business leaders in education.(Talent)
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- Detroiter
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- September 1, 2008
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While the most important stakeholders in the schools are the students and their parents, civic and business leaders also have a vested interest in the success of schools within a community.
The Detroit Regional Chamber, in partnership with the Skillman Foundation, created the Civic and Business Leaders Engagement Project to enhance the need for quality education within the city of Detroit and to engage business partners in true relationships that build upon a shared understanding of values while supporting a culture of achievement that is mutually beneficial to the businesses and the schools.
As a part of the initiative, business and civic leaders were ...