Foundation for Excellence in Education - Revision history

Tamasin Cave at 14:01, 25 July 2016

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Melissa Jones at 00:52, 5 August 2015

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Tamasin Cave: /* Lobbying */

2015-08-04T22:43:56Z

Lobbying

Tamasin Cave at 22:38, 4 August 2015

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Tamasin Cave at 22:36, 4 August 2015

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Tamasin Cave: Created page with "'''Foundation for Excellence in Education'''"

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Created page with "'''Foundation for Excellence in Education'''"

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'''Foundation for Excellence in Education'''

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-'''Foundation for Excellence in Education''' is a Florida-HQ'd, non-profit group founded in 2008 by former Florida governor and Presidential hopeful, [[Jeb Bush]].
+'''Foundation for Excellence in Education''' is a Florida-headquartered, non-profit group founded in 2008 by former Florida governor and Presidential hopeful [[Jeb Bush]].
 The FEE describes itself as, 'working with decision makers on developing, adopting and implementing [education] reform policies. We are a hands-on, how-to organization that provides model legislation, rule-making expertise, implementation strategies, and public outreach.'
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 ==Lobbying==
-Foundation for Excellence in Education has come in for criticism for working with US public officials to write education laws that could benefit some of its corporate funders. It has also been accused of providing ‘a dating service for corporations selling educational products – including virtual schools – to school chiefs’.<ref>Valerie Strauss, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/30/e-mails-link-bush-foundation-corporations-and-education-officials E-mails link Bush foundation, corporations and education officials], ''The Washington Post'', 30 January 2013</ref>
+Foundation for Excellence in Education has been criticised for working with US public officials to write education laws that could benefit some of its corporate funders. It has also been accused of providing ‘a dating service for corporations selling educational products – including virtual schools – to school chiefs’.<ref>Valerie Strauss, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/30/e-mails-link-bush-foundation-corporations-and-education-officials E-mails link Bush foundation, corporations and education officials], ''The Washington Post'', 30 January 2013</ref>
 ==Political links==
 *[[Jeb Bush]], founder
-*[[Michael Gove]], gave a keynote speech to the 2013 at the foundation’s annual conference.
+*[[Michael Gove]] gave a keynote speech to the 2013 at the foundation’s annual conference.
 ==Contact==
-:website: http://excelined.org
+:Website: http://excelined.org

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 ==Lobbying==
-Foundation for Excellence in Education has come in for criticism for working with US public officials to write education laws that could benefit some of its corporate funders. It has also been accused of providing ‘a dating service for corporations selling educational products – including virtual schools – to school chiefs’.
+Foundation for Excellence in Education has come in for criticism for working with US public officials to write education laws that could benefit some of its corporate funders. It has also been accused of providing ‘a dating service for corporations selling educational products – including virtual schools – to school chiefs’.<ref>Valerie Strauss, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/30/e-mails-link-bush-foundation-corporations-and-education-officials E-mails link Bush foundation, corporations and education officials], ''The Washington Post'', 30 January 2013</ref>
 ==Political links==

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 ==Donors==
-donors include:<ref>[http://excelined.org/about-us/meet-our-donors/ Meet Our Donors, FEE website], accessed August 2015
+donors include:<ref>[http://excelined.org/about-us/meet-our-donors/ Meet Our Donors, FEE website], accessed August 2015</ref>
 *[[Pearson]]
 *[[News Corporation]]

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−	'''Foundation for Excellence in Education'''	+	'''Foundation for Excellence in Education''' is a Florida-HQ'd, non-profit group founded in 2008 by former Florida governor and Presidential hopeful, [[Jeb Bush]].
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		+	The FEE describes itself as, 'working with decision makers on developing, adopting and implementing [education] reform policies. We are a hands-on, how-to organization that provides model legislation, rule-making expertise, implementation strategies, and public outreach.'
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		+	It aggressively promotes online schools.
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		+	==Donors==
		+	2014 donors include:<ref>[http://excelined.org/about-us/meet-our-donors/ Meet Our Donors, FEE website], accessed August 2015
		+	*[[Pearson]]
		+	*[[News Corporation]]
		+	*[[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
		+	*[[Walton Foundation]]
		+	*[[GE Foundation]]
		+	*[[Bloomberg Philanthropies]]
		+	*[[Intel]]
		+	*[[K12]]
		+	*[[McGraw-Hill]]
		+	*[[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]
		+	*[[Renaissance Learning]]
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		+
		+	==Lobbying==
		+	Foundation for Excellence in Education has come in for criticism for working with US public officials to write education laws that could benefit some of its corporate funders. It has also been accused of providing ‘a dating service for corporations selling educational products – including virtual schools – to school chiefs’.
		+
		+
		+	==Political links==
		+	*[[Jeb Bush]], founder
		+	*[[Michael Gove]], gave a keynote speech to the 2013 at the foundation’s annual conference.
		+
		+	==Contact==
		+	:website: http://excelined.org
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		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
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		+	[[Category:Education Industry]] [[Category:Edtech]]