Foundation for Excellence in Education

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Foundation for Excellence in Education
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Logo of the Foundation for Excellence in Education
Established2007
Chair Condoleezza Rice
Executive Director Patricia Levesque
BudgetRevenue: $11,884,963
Expenses: $12,608,835
(FYE December 2014) [1]
Address215 South Monroe Street,
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Website www.excelined.org [2]

The Foundation for Excellence in Education is a non-profit think tank on education reform based in Tallahassee, Florida.

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History

The 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]

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References

  1. "IRS Form 990, (Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc)" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. https://excelined.org/financials/
  3. 1 2 Stephanie Simon, Jeb Bush, With Cash And Clout, Pushes Contentious School Reforms, The Huffington Post, January 26, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Trip Gabriel, Jeb Bush Leads Broad Push for Education Change With ‘Florida Formula’, The New York Times, April 26, 2011.
  5. Nicky Morgan speaks about our plan for education, November 21, 2014
  6. The Associated Press, Condoleezza Rice Taking Over Jeb Bush's Education Foundation, The New York Times, January 22, 2015.
  7. Thomas Beaumont, Condoleezza Rice Taking Over Jeb Bush's Education Foundation, The Huffington Post, January 23, 2015.
  8. https://excelined.org/about/

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