Strong American Schools, a project of
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is a
nonprofit organization
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supported by The
Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that seeks to promote sound education policies for all Americans. Through its “ED in 08” information and nonpartisan advocacy campaign, it sought to inspire a debate about America’s schools and to make education a top priority in the
2008 presidential election.
Steering committee
Roy Romer
Roy Rudolf Romer (born October 31, 1928) is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Colorado from 1987 to 1999, and subsequently as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2000 to 2006. Romer was a ...
, the former governor of
Colorado
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and a former chairman of the
Democratic National Committee
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, serves as chairman of the organization. Marc S. Lampkin, the deputy campaign manager for the 2000 Bush-Cheney presidential campaign, acts as the executive director.
Campaign goal
The stated goal of the campaign is to achieve nationwide debate on education reform during which every presidential candidate addresses three priorities for improving education:
* Agreeing on American education standards
* Providing effective teachers in every classroom
* Giving students more time and support for learning
Details
Strong American Schools ran its information campaign like a presidential campaign, but would not support or oppose any candidate for public office and would not take positions on legislation. The
Broad and
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations committed up to $60 million to fund the effort. Strong American Schools and the ED in 08 campaign were the successors to the
STAND UP campaign launched in 2006, and had a headquarters staff in
Washington, DC
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, and field offices in
Manchester
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,
NH and in
Des Moines,
IA.
The campaign was shuttered in March 2009, once it had served its purpose.
[ Neal McCluskey]
"Strong American Schools, We Hardly Knew Ye"
2 Oct 2008
See also
*
2008 United States presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John Mc ...
References
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External links
ED in 08 Official WebsiteRoy Romer's BlogThe Broad Foundation Official Website
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Educational organizations based in the United States