Education Leaders from Across America Join Together in Nation's Capital, Discuss Solutions for Nation's Education Crisis

WASHINGTON, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Strong American Schools' ED in 08 Chairman Roy Romer and Editor of The New Republic Frank Foer will join Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education Joel Klein, Superintendent of Prince George's County Schools John Deasy, Co-Founder of KIPP charter schools Mike Feinberg and President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute Chester E. Finn Jr. who will discuss what America must do to prepare students for academic excellence in the 21st century during a panel discussion on Wednesday, May 14th at the National Press Club.

    Date:               Wednesday, May 14th 2008

    Time:               8:00 am EDT Continental Breakfast
                        8:30 - 10:00 am EDT Discussion

    Location:           The National Press Club
                        First Amendment Lounge
                        529 14th Street NW
                        Washington, DC 20045

    Panel:              Which Way to Education Excellence?

    Moderator:          Frank Senso, CNN special correspondent

    Opening Remarks:    Governor Roy Romer, chairman of ED in 08
                        Frank Foer, editor of The New Republic

    Panelists:          Tim Pawlenty, governor of Minnesota
                        Joel Klein, chancellor of the New York City Department
                         of Education
                        John Deasy, superintendent of Prince George's County
                         Schools
                        Mike Feinberg, co-founder of KIPP, a national network
                         of free, public charter schools
                        Chester E. Finn Jr., president, Thomas B. Fordham
                         Institute

Note: To RSVP, please email rsvp.edin08@gmail.com or contact Elizabeth Thorp at (202) 536-2848. To set up a media interview with the participants, please contact the ED in 08 press team at (202) 552-4569.

ED in 08 is a national, nonpartisan campaign that calls on all the presidential candidates to propose plans to ensure that American students will graduate from high school with the skills needed to compete in a global economy. For more information, log onto http://www.edin08.com.

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Contact: Elizabeth Snyder (202) 552 - 4569

               Elizabeth.Snyder@strongamericanschools.org