Group seeks to engineer reform. It supports curriculum to boost enrollment in college programs

For one of the youngest foundations in the state, the Kern Family Foundation quickly has become a thorn in the side of Wisconsin’s education establishment.

"In the education arena, Wisconsin does not have a plan," Thomas Hefty, president of the private foundation, told the Journal Sentinel’s editorial board Monday.

About five years ago, the Waukesha-based foundation began to prod education reforms in grade schools, high schools and universities, starting in the Midwest. It concentrates on science, technology and engineering – areas that it deems most critical to the nation’s economic competitiveness and its capacity to innovate.

By JOHN SCHMID
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