The Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers Strong American Schools project recently launched an awareness and action campaign to encourage all 2008 presidential candidates to discuss education. Ed in ’08 is funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. Ed in ’08 does not support or endorse any particular candidate or political party. The campaign just wants open and honest discussion on education.

I applaud the Ed in ’08 effort. We can all certainly agree that education is an important topic for the upcoming elections, and we can all benefit from open and honest discussion of opinions, ideas, and hopes for education. I will be following Ed in ’08, and hope everyone up for election adopts the goals of Ed in ’08: to openly and honestly discuss educational positions.