Campaign News




July 02, 2008

Conference focuses on education issues


"We're here because there's a crisis in education, which has been building up for the past 40 years," said Holly Zardus of the Strong American Schools in '08 campaign. (Daily Texan)

June 28, 2008

A weekend interview with… Gov. Roy Romer


Romer lately has been working with Ed in '08 to make education issues a priority in the presidential campaign. He spoke with reporter Ron Matus while attending an education conference in Orlando. (St. Petersburg Times: The Gradebook)

June 27, 2008

Education Gap Growing


In a comparison of 30 industrialized countries, American teens rank near the bottom in math and science, according to economists at a recent forum organized by Strong American Schools, a national education awareness and advocacy group. (Inc.com)

June 27, 2008

Americans See Education Benefits, but Don’t Realize U.S. Falling Behind


The tension between perception and reality is a focus of the ED in 08 campaign, a nonpartisan push to raise awareness of embattled public schools this election year.

June 12, 2008

Elevating the importance of education in the 2008 election


The EDin08 campaign selected Missouri as a target state since it’s a swing state that will garner large amounts of media coverage and visits from the presidential nominees. (U. of Missouri College of Education)