"Persistence, Partnership and Public Will" explores the sustained role the Annie E. Casey Foundation played in Kentucky for more than a decade to help create an environment in which the state's ambitious and comprehensive effort to improve education for all of its students would have the time, resources and attention needed to prove its worth. The case study illustrates the importance--and challenges--of two of Grantmakers for Education's eight Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking: "persistence" and "engaged partners." [For the full report, "Persistence, Partnership and Public Will: The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Investments in Kentucky School Reform. Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking. Case Study Number 2," see ED537199.]