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10.09.2008
STRONG AMERICAN SCHOOLS PARTNERS WITH REAL SAVVY MOM
Washington, DC — Strong American Schools announced an innovative new partnership with Real Savvy Moms which enables Americans to voice their opinions and concerns about the state of education in America. The WebCast "One Nation Left Behind' airs today at 2 pm ET and again tonight at 8:30 pm ET.
09.18.2008
Majority of American Parents Think Too Little Attention is Being Paid to Education as a 2008 Presidential Campaign Issue
San Francisco, Calif. — As the US presidential election heads into its final stretch, most parents think too little attention is being paid to education as an issue in the 2008 presidential campaign, according to the Back-to-School Benchmark Survey commissioned by GreatSchools (www.greatschools.org), an independent nonprofit organization that empowers parents to support their children’s educational success.
New Advertising Campaign Hits Airwaves; Points to the Dire State of America’s Education System and its Risk to Students
Strong American Schools Launches One Nation Left Behind in Seven States
Washington, D.C. — To draw attention to America’s sub-par education system, Strong American Schools today launched a campaign of television, radio, print and online ads. The new ad campaign, One Nation Left Behind, will be running in 16 markets in seven states including: Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio, New Mexico, Virginia and Wisconsin, with a total expenditure of more than $5 million. Ads are also expected to run later this summer in Minnesota. Actress and children’s book author Jamie Lee Curtis provides the voice of the ads that speak to Americans about the ominous state of America’s public education system and urges them to become advocates for improving the country’s schools.
STRONG AMERICAN SCHOOLS ED IN ’08 CAMPAIGN TO AWARD $5,000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP TO WINNER OF THE FILM YOUR ISSUE 2008 AWARDS
Washington, D.C. — Strong American Schools’ ED in ’08 campaign and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will award $5,000 college scholarship to the winner of the education category at the FYI—Film Your Issue 2008 Awards Ceremony today in Los Angeles, CA. The scholarship will be presented to 19 year-old college student from Miami, Fla., Ian Rojas, for his film, High School Drop-Out, by former Los Angeles city Mayor and California Secretary of Education Richard Riordan.
