Excellence in Action Meeting

JEB BUSH HOSTS EXCELLENCE IN ACTION 2009,
A NATIONAL SUMMIT ON EDUCATION REFORM


Tallahassee, Florida – Jeb Bush, former Governor of Florida, today kicked off Excellence in Action, the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s second annual national summit on education reform, hosted in our nation’s capital. The goal of the second annual Excellence in Action summit is to arm local, state and national policymakers with the tools to transform education in America. Excellence in Action 2009 has drawn more than 300 state lawmakers, senior policymakers and education experts and reformers from across the nation.



“America is in an educational arms race and we need to wage an aggressive campaign of reform if we want any hope of winning it,” said Jeb Bush, Chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. “We are pleased to convene so many passionate education reformers to strategize on improving the quality of education for every single American child.”

Excellence in Action is a comprehensive, multi-faceted program designed to ignite a movement for education reform in America. The objective of the Excellence in Action initiatives is to provide a roadmap for education reform for local, state and federal leaders across the nation, creating a one-stop-shop to arm policymakers with the tools and knowledge to achieve successful, battle-tested reform.



Excellence in Action is organized around seven Core Principles, including High Academic Standards, Objective Measurement of Student Progress, Data-Driven Accountability, Teacher Quality, School Choice, Outcome-Based Funding and Disruptive Innovation.

The summit’s marquee events include international conversations on high standards, teacher quality, parental choice and the transformational power of technology in the classroom.



Excellence in Action 2009 Featured Presentations:
Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia – the first woman in history to hold that position – shares the vision for excellence in education Down Under. Peje Emilsson, education innovator and entrepreneur from Sweden, tells the revolutionary approach of “the Knowledge School” (Kunskapssklan)
James Tooley, world-renowned scholar, offers insights into his groundbreaking research on private education for the poor in India, China and Africa.
Chancellor Joel Klein of New York and Chancellor Michelle Rhee of Washington D.C. share their lessons of reform in two of the nation’s most important citi
Education Commissioners and lawmakers from Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana and Massachusetts share how they are advancing reforms in their part of the United States.
Mary Matalin and James Carville share their experiences in the world of policy and politics, as well as their outlook on the future of education in America.



Other Featured Speakers:

Jeanne Allen, Byron Auguste, Tony Bennett, Michelle D. Bernard, Mitchell Chester, Clayton Christensen, John Chubb, Jon Cohen, Bill Coley, Robert Enlow, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Aimee Rogstad Guidera, Jonathan Hage, Ric Hanushek, Rick Hess, Lance Izumi, Tim Keller, Matt Ladner, John Legg, Patricia Levesque, Tom Luce, Neal McCluskey, Steve Moore, Vicki Murray, Eric Osberg, Paul Pastorek, Dana Perino, Gary Phillips, Gerard Robinson, Chip Rogers, Ariela Rozman, Dave Saba, Adam Schaeffer, Susan Schaeffler, Eric Smith, Kate Walsh, Will Weatherford, Gene Wilhoit and Joe Williams.

The Foundation for Excellence in Education is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization launched in 2007 by Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Our mission is to improve the quality of education in classrooms across Florida and the nation by sponsoring innovative programs based on high academic standards, accountability, school choice and quality teaching. For more information on the Foundation for Excellence in Education, please visit www.ExcelinEd.org.







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