President Obama’s Comments on Education from 2/9/09 Press Conference
on Feb 10, 2009 by EEP Blog Team
The following are President Obama's comments about education at his first press conference since taking office:
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Chancellor Klein to speak at Yale Education Leadership Conference
on Feb 03, 2009 by EEP Blog Team
The Yale School of Management's annual education leadership conference will kick-off (9am) with a key note address from Joel Klein -- EEP Co-Founder and Chancellor of NYC's Public Schools.
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Honored Guests and Speakers announced for EEP MLK Day Rally
on Jan 14, 2009 by EEP Blog Team
We are thrilled to share the list below of honored guests and speakers for our MLK Day Rally. The commitment to education reform from such a wide audience is testament to the utter importance of our mission -- closing the achievement gap.
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Sharpton and Klein on New York 1 tomorrow
on Jan 13, 2009 by EEP Blog Team
Please tune in on Wednesday, January 14th at 7pm or 10pm EST to see Reverend Sharpton and Chancellor Klein on "Inside City Hall."
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Chancellor Joel I. Klein, New York City, NY
Joe Williams, Executive Director, Democrats For Education Reform
Mayor Adrian Fenty, District of Columbia
Amy Wilkins, Principal Partner, Education Trust
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA
Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, NJ
Janet Murgia, President & CEO of National Council of La Raza
Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacremento, CA
Lisa Graham-Keegan, Former Arizona State Superintendent
Margaret Spellings, Former Secretary of Education
Dr. Michael Lomax, President & CEO of the United Negro College Fund
Senator Michael Bennett, D-CO
Chancellor Michelle Rhee, District of Columbia
Raul Yzaguirre, Former President and CEO, NCLR
Deborah Gist, Education Commissioner, Rhode Island
Beverly Hall, Superintendent, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Joshua Starr, Superintendent, Stamford, CT
Meria Carstarphen, Superintendent, St. Paul, MN
Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver, CO
Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA
Paul Pastorek, Superintendent, Louisiana State
Paul Vallas, Superintendent, New Orleans Recovery
Ramon Cortines, Superintendent, LAUSD
Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, IL
Andres Alonso, Baltimore City Public Schools CEO
Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida
Terry Grier, Superintendent, Houston, TX
Jared Polis, U.S. House of Representatives, D-CO
Jordan Coleman, Youth Filmmaker, Actor, Student
Steve Barr, Green Dot Founder and Chairman
Peter Groff, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Eva Moskowitz, Success Charter Network Founder and CEO
Marc Ecko, Marc Ecko Enterprises Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Carlos Loumiet, New America Alliance Chair
J.B. Schramm, CEO and Founder, College Summit
John Conyers Jr., U.S. House of Representatives, D-MI
Whitney Tilson, Co-Founder, Democrats for Education Reform
Jon Schnur, New Leaders for New Schools CEO and Co-Founder
Mike Feinberg, Co-Founder, KIPP
Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute President and CEO
Tiki Barber, Chairman, Tiki Ventures LLC
Alisha Thomas Morgan, GA General Assemply—State Representative
Chaka Fattah, U.S. House of Representatives, PA 2nd Congressional District
