Putting His Wealth to Work To Improve Urban Schools – Eli Broad and "Strong American Schools"

He counts the Prince George’s County school superintendent and D.C. school board president among his disciples. He has advised the D.C. mayor on cuts in school system bureaucracy. He and a better-known West Coast entrepreneur are spending millions to persuade the next president of the United States to improve teacher quality and lengthen school days. He is spawning a new generation of school administrators who hail his name.

He is a billionaire, like his ally Bill Gates.

The question is: Can Eli Broad succeed in his campaign to help America’s schools shed years of bad management practices and avoid the pitfalls of divisive community politics?

By Jay Mathews
Washington Post Staff Writer

Full Story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/29/AR2007052901803.html?hpid=sec-education#

Strong American Schools http://www.strongamericanschools.org

CONTACT: Shannon Murphy of Strong American Schools, Cell +1-202-870-1093, [email protected].

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