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

November 21, 2007

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 jschmid@journalsentinel.com

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