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About The Summit

Over the course of the ED in '08 Blogger Summit, which occurred May 14 and 15, education bloggers and policy leaders came together to discuss how education bloggers could impact the debate in this year's presidential election and the future of education reform outside of the political sphere.

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Posts From The Summit

Partnership for Learning 

Though the conference could have spanned several days to sufficiently cover the ed issues related to the election, the ED in ’08 people did an admirable job packing content and views related to three (as I saw it) key issues... Read more...

This Week in Education 

For me at least it was great to meet so many bloggers whose work I'd read over the years... Read more...

Teaching in the 408

The ED in '08 Blogger Summit has come and gone, and a good time was had by all. I heard some interesting discussions, listened to some quality ideas floated (extended school days) and some silly ones (paying kids to read books... Read more...

Knowledge Works Blog

...the Blogger Summit was intended to help policy people develop blogs to promote the topic. After introductions by former Colorado Governor and director of the Ed in 08 campaign Roy Romer, the morning was dedicated to discussing policy issues. Read more... 

Eduflack

What has stuck most with Eduflack is the opening speech by ED in '08 head Roy Romer... Read more... 

Congratulations to Ray Keller's South Titan Government Blog and Tracy Bryant Stuckey's Early Education is the Key blog for being the two reciepients of the ED in '08 Bloggers' Choice Award. We look forward to hearing more from these two blogs and all the other nominees in the months ahead about education reform and the presidential election.

 

Question of the Week

What impact have blogs had on the education debate?

Participate in the Discussion
  • Chris Gabrieli

    Co-chair, National Center on Time & Learning, and Author of Time to Learn

  • Newt Gingrich

    Former House Speaker, General Chairman of American Solutions for Winning the Future

  • Richard Whitmire

    President, National Education Writers Association

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Voices of the Campaign Blog

  • April 29, 2008 Question of the Week 2: Impact of Blogs

    Question of the Week: What impact have blogs had on the education debate? Guest Answer from Joanne Jacobs, author of "Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea and the Charter School That Beat the Odds," blogs...

  • April 17, 2008 Question of the Week 1: Obstacles

    Question of the Week: What obstacles will the next administration face in education reform? Guest Answer from Dan Brown, author of The Great Expectations School: A Rookie Year in the New Blackboard Jungle. With the bipartisan passing of No Child...

  • April 17, 2008 Announcing the 2008 Blogger Summit in Washington DC!

    We are excited to announce the two-day 2008 Blogger Summit on May 14-15, to be held at the Hotel Palomar in Washington, DC. Join fellow opinion leaders as we discuss the future of education in the U.S. and the surprising...

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