We expect many individual Americans and organizations concerned about our schools to join us in supporting the ED in 08 campaign.

Strong American Schools Steering Committee

  • Gov. Roy Romer, Chairman* -- Former Governor of Colorado and Former Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Eli Broad -- Founder, The Broad Foundations
  • Allan Golston -- President of U.S. Program, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Janet Murguía* -- President and CEO, National Council of La Raza
  • Louis B. Gerstner* -- Former CEO of IBM
  • John Engler* -- Former Governor of Michigan and President of the National Association of Manufacturers
  • Sanford I. Weill -- Chairman Emeritus of Citi and Founder and Chairman of the National Academy Foundation
  • Marc Lampkin, Executive Director

    *denotes Board of Trustees member

 

Strong American Schools Board of Trustees

  • Gov. Roy Romer, Chairman -- Former Governor of Colorado and Former Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Gaston Caperton -- President of the College Board
  • Henry Cisneros -- Former Mayor of San Antonio and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
  • Gov. Jim Hunt -- Former Governor of North Carolina
  • Sen. Bob Kerrey -- Former Governor and Senator of Nebraska, President of the New School
  • Ken Mehlman -- Former Republican National Committee Chair
  • Rod Paige-- Former Secretary of Education
  • Laura D'Andrea Tyson -- Former Chair of the National Economic Council
  • Louis B. Gerstner -- Former CEO of IBM
  • John Engler -- Former Governor of Michigan and President of the National Association of Manufacturers
  • Gov. Mark Warner -- Former Governor of Virginia
  • Janet Murguía -- President and CEO, National Council of La Raza
  • Gov. Tom Vilsack -- Former Governor of Iowa
  • Mark Morial -- President and CEO, National Urban League
  • Richard Parsons -- Chairman and CEO, TimeWarner, Inc. 

Public Statements of Support

In The News

  • 09.1.08

    Some school years go beyond state-required 180 days  

    Others say all American students need more time in class to compete with students from other countries who often get more instructional time and score higher on standardized tests. The United States ties at 28th out of 29 countries in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development at 22.2 hours of instruction per week. South Korea ranks first at 30.2 hours. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

  • 08.31.08

    OPINION: Better education through innovation  

    In an op-ed, Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J. and two others write, "If we are to maintain our standing in the world, and do right by our people, our next president must spark our education system with the same spirit of invention." (Los Angeles Times)

  • 08.29.08

    A Disappointing Finish for Americans at Education Olympics  

    The United States won the most medals of any country at the summer Olympic Games in Beijing, but it turned in a dismal performance at the Education Olympics. Americans took home only one medal from those games, for an embarrassing 20th-place finish. (U.S. News and World Report)

  • 08.20.08

    Intel cites US education 'crisis'  

    The chairman of the world's biggest computer chipmaker has said the US "education system is in crisis and failing the youth of today."

  • 08.5.08

    EDITORIAL: Test Iowa's students against world peers  

    In an editorial, the Des Moines Register writes, "All that would be outweighed by knowing where Iowa stands compared with countries that score highest on the assessment. It's easier to shrug off dismal rankings for the United States if you think your state has done well. If you know otherwise, it should motivate change."