Subject: Education Policy Dinner w/Linda Darling-Hammond & Andreas Schleicher- Next Wednesday, Nov. 19th!
From: "Daniel Leeds" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked], [email-masked]
Cc: "Beth Sullivan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:07:11 -0500

Hi John - 

It was great to see you at the CAP meeting. You folks put on an
interesting session.

 Congrats on your many accomplishments.

Below is the invitation we sent you previously for the Education Dinner
on Wednesday Nov. 19th.  If you can make it or even stop by that would
be terrific.

On December 4th, Education Voters of America is having a special
strategic retreat for its staff.  If you could join for a short time in
person or call in and give your advice as the staff thinks through the
next phase of the organization, that would be a big help.

Please let me know if there is any way I/we can help with the
transition.

All the best

 

Dan 

Dan Leeds

3205 R Street NW

Washington, DC 20007

(202) 338-4555 Office

(202) 338-0229 Fax

From: Dan and Sunita Leeds 
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:49 PM
To: Daniel Leeds
Subject: Special Education Policy Dinner w/Linda Darling-Hammond - Next
Wednesday, Nov. 19th!

Dear John,

The 2008 election has ushered in a new day for national action on
education.  Exit polls show President-Elect Obama winning a strong
public mandate to invest in building a world class education system.
The next 4 years promise to be a strategic opportunity for the US to
catapult itself into a leadership position in education.  

Now the time has come for those of us committed to seizing this
opportunity to help our new leader figure out how to move education
reform effectively and quickly.  Please join Sunita and me on November
19th for an intimate policy discussion and dinner: The Education Agenda
for the Next 4 Years and How we are going to move it, with international
and domestic education experts and special guests:

*	Andreas Schleicher - Head of the Indicators and Analysis
Division of the OECD Directorate for Education - will discuss lessons on
how high achieving countries are educating their students.

*         Linda Darling-Hammond - Senior Education Advisor to the Obama
Campaign, Professor of Education at Stanford University, and Founder of
the Stanford Education Leadership Institute and School Redesign Network
- will discuss the Obama education agenda.

The dinner starts promptly at 6:30 on November 19 at our home at 3205 R
Street NW in Georgetown. We are trying to keep the dinner as small as
possible, so it is by invitation only (attached) and the invitation is
not transferable.  Please call with any questions and RSVP to Brian
Campbell by hitting reply or calling the number below.

 We hope you can make the dinner.

 Best Regards, 

Dan 

Dan Leeds

3205 R Street NW

Washington, DC 20007

(202) 338-4555 Office

(202) 338-0229 Fax

P.S.  We are now analyzing Election Day polling data from the Campaign
for America's Future and the Democracy Corp that showed investing in
education was among the top four reasons that voters cited in supporting
Obama for president (along with ending the war in Iraq, providing a
middle class tax cut and addressing health care).  With such a
high-level of public support, we have a historic opportunity to shape a
strong public vision and commitment to educational innovation and
excellence.  I hope you can join us for this discussion.

Invitees:

*         Senator Jeff Bingaman 

*         Catherine Brown - House Education and Labor Committee

*         Bill Budinger - Rodel Foundation of Delaware

*         Alice Cain - House Education and Labor Committee

*         Michelle Cahill - Carnegie Corporation

*         Maria Echaveste- Nueva Vista Group

*         Fred Frelow- Ford Foundation

*         Robert Gordon - Center for American Progress

*         Senator Tom Harkin 

*         Wade Henderson - Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

*         John Jackson-Schott Foundation

*         Senator Ted Kennedy

*         Gara LaMarche - Atlantic Philanthropies

*         Carmel Martin - Senate HELP Committee

*         Congressman George Miller

*         Ellen Murray - Senate Appropriations Committee

*         Senator Patty Murray

*         Jeannie Oakes - Ford Foundation

*         Congressman Dave Obey 

*         Scott Palmer - Education Counsel

*         Geri Palast - Alliance for Quality Education

*         Senator Harry Reid 

*         Steve Robinson - Office of Senator Obama

*         Roberto Rodriguez - Senate HELP Committee

*         Susan Sandler - Sandler Foundation

*         Stefanie Sanford - Gates Foundation

*         Evan Schatz - Office of Senator Murray

*         Cheryl Smith - House Appropriations Committee

*         Jon Schnur - New Leaders for New Schools

*         Jim Shelton - Gates Foundation

*         Andy Stern - Service Employees International Union[YUN1] 

*         Beth Sullivan - Education Voters of America

*         Chris Tebben - Grantmakers for Education

*         Gerry Tirozzi - National Association of Secondary School
Principals

*         Jason Unger - Office of Senator Reid

*         Dennis Van Roekel - National Education Association

*         Jon Vaupel - Office of Senator Biden

*         Randi Weingarten - American Federation of Teachers

*         Gene Wilhoit - Council of Chief State School Officers

*         Gov. Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education

*         Michael Yudin - Office of Senator Bingaman

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