For more than eight years Autodesk, Inc. had sponsored a unique corporate Foundation that brought business and education together. The Autodesk Foundation's legacy, combined with the expertise and passion of thousands of educators, brought reform to schools around the country and helped foster a profound movement in School-to-Career and Project-based Learning programs. Autodesk Foundation also once built and hosted a growing online community and the Web's single largest portal for content and resources on K-12 education reform.
Following serious market setbacks in 1999, Autodesk was no longer able to sponsor the Foundation. Its programs and events have continued to live on through other foundations and initiatives, and now we hope to continue offering access to its unique repository of Web-based content and resources.
What follows throughout the remainder of this site is an archive of one of the final versions of the Autodesk Foundation website. Most content is still accessible, although some of the site functionality can no longer function outside its original infrastructure (the search engine, most notably). In addition, you may find the contact information for many of the people and other resources to be outdated.
It is my goal over the coming months to turn k12reform.org into a unique new online community for those involved in or passionate about education reform. The first phase of revisions will update all website content for accuracy and up-to-date relevance. Following, search functionality will be re-configured as the overall site expands to support a greater online community and content portal.
I plan to continue hosting this site indefinitely, in collaboration with former Autodesk Foundation President Bob Pearlman. If you have questions or comments of any kind, please let us know.
Warmest regards,