Foundation for Excellence in Education
{{Short description|American education think tank}}
{{Infobox Institute
|name= Foundation for Excellence in Education
|image_name= FEE Logo.png
|caption= Logo of the Foundation for Excellence in Education
|established=2007
|chairman= Condoleezza Rice
|head_label=Executive Director
|head= Patricia Levesque
|address=215 South Monroe Street,
Tallahassee, Florida 32301
|budget= Revenue: $11,884,963
Expenses: $12,608,835
(FYE December 2014){{cite web | url=http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/260/260615175/260615175_201412_990.pdf | title=IRS Form 990, (Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc) | date= | website=Foundation Center | accessdate=30 May 2017}}
|website= [http://www.excelined.org/ www.excelined.org]https://excelined.org/financials/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
}}
The Foundation for Excellence in Education is a non-profit think tank on education reform based in Tallahassee, Florida.
History
The foundation was established by Jeb Bush, shortly after his tenure as Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007.Stephanie Simon, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/jeb-bush-with-cash-and-c_n_2195520.html Jeb Bush, With Cash And Clout, Pushes Contentious School Reforms], The Huffington Post, January 26, 2013.Trip Gabriel, [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/education/27bush.html?_r=0 Jeb Bush Leads Broad Push for Education Change With ‘Florida Formula’], The New York Times, April 26, 2011.
The education reform policies suggested by the foundation have influenced Mitch Daniels, the former Republican Governor of Indiana, now President of Purdue University. Nicky Morgan, the British Secretary of State for Education, spoke at the 2014 Foundation for Excellence in Education Summit on November 20, 2014.[https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/nicky-morgan-speaks-about-our-plan-for-education Nicky Morgan speaks about our plan for education], November 21, 2014
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice served as its Chairman beginning in January 2015.The Associated Press, [https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/01/22/us/ap-us-gop-2016-bush-.html Condoleezza Rice Taking Over Jeb Bush's Education Foundation], The New York Times, January 22, 2015.Thomas Beaumont, [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/22/condoleezza-rice-jeb-bush-education_n_6527402.html Condoleezza Rice Taking Over Jeb Bush's Education Foundation], The Huffington Post, January 23, 2015. Currently, former Governor Jeb Bush serves as Chairman and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor serves as Vice Chairman.{{cite web | url=https://excelined.org/about/ | title=About }}
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.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.excelined.org}}
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Category:2007 establishments in the United States
Category:Education policy organizations in the United States
Category:Libertarian think tanks
Category:Libertarian organizations based in the United States