Campaign News




July 17, 2008

One Scattered Nation: A Pathway To Common Standards


In an op-ed written for the Huffington Post, ED in' 08 Executive Director Marc Lampkin writes, "One critical way to fix this problem is to develop and raise our standards throughout the entire United States." (Huffington Post)

July 16, 2008

An Apple for Jamie Lee Curtis


The group believes that local and federal authorities must do more to boost schools. (U.S. News & World Report)

July 14, 2008

Electing Better Education


In a three-pronged attack on America's "subpar" education system, an advocacy campaign called Strong American Schools intends to thrust education into the limelight of this year's presidential election. (National Journal)

July 13, 2008

Ads Hope to Inject U.S. School Challenges into White House Race


Amid a presidential campaign dominated by debate about the economy and the war in Iraq, an advertising campaign scheduled to debut in Northern Virginia and elsewhere tomorrow is seeking to spotlight challenges facing U.S. schools. (Washington Post)

July 13, 2008

Ad campaign presses candidates on education


Strong American Schools wants the presidential candidates to focus on the condition of U.S. education at a time that the economy and gas prices are attracting the most public attention. (Associated Press)