The Foundation for Excellence in Education is a non-profit think tank on education reform based in Tallahassee, Florida.
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| Established | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Chair | Condoleezza Rice |
| Executive Director | Patricia Levesque |
| Budget | Revenue: $11,884,963 Expenses: $12,608,835 (FYE December 2014)[1] |
| Address | 215 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 |
| Website | www.excelined.org[2] |
History
editThe foundation was established by Jeb Bush, shortly after his tenure as Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.[3][4]
The education reform policies suggested by the foundation have influenced Mitch Daniels, the former Republican Governor of Indiana, now President of Purdue University.[4] Nicky Morgan, the British Secretary of State for Education, spoke at the 2014 Foundation for Excellence in Education Summit on November 20, 2014.[5]
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice served as its Chairman beginning in January 2015.[6][7] Currently, former Governor Jeb Bush serves as Chairman and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor serves as Vice Chairman.[8]
It has received donations from Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and Eli Broad, as well as Connections Education, a subsidiary of Pearson PLC, and Amplify, a subsidiary of NewsCorp.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "IRS Form 990, (Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc)" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ https://excelined.org/financials/ [bare URL]
- ^ a b Stephanie Simon, Jeb Bush, With Cash And Clout, Pushes Contentious School Reforms, The Huffington Post, January 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c Trip Gabriel, Jeb Bush Leads Broad Push for Education Change With ‘Florida Formula’, The New York Times, April 26, 2011.
- ^ Nicky Morgan speaks about our plan for education, November 21, 2014
- ^ The Associated Press, Condoleezza Rice Taking Over Jeb Bush's Education Foundation, The New York Times, January 22, 2015.
- ^ Thomas Beaumont, Condoleezza Rice Taking Over Jeb Bush's Education Foundation, The Huffington Post, January 23, 2015.
- ^ "About".