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As students prepare to graduate this spring, over 20,000 students in Missouri and 1.2 million nationally will be left behind, indicating that schools in Missouri and across the nation are failing to prepare students for college, work and life.

To address the crisis, a group of bipartisan leaders, including Lieut. Governor Peter Kinder, former Governor Bob Holden and ED in '08 Chairman Roy Romer, will join with Strong American Schools’ ED in '08 Campaign to challenge presidential candidates to address America’s education crisis.

In Missouri, a ninth grader attending school in one of the two largest school districts has less than a 40 percent chance of graduating from high school within four years.  Specifically in St. Louis City, the state’s largest school district, only 37 percent of ninth graders receive their diplomas with their peers.

To read more about the state of Missouri's schools, read our fact sheet.

Check out our events calendar on the right side of this page to find out if we are going to be coming to your town, and join us in raising awareness about the need for education reform.

And if you want to be a part of our efforts, sign up for email alerts to stay up to date on what is new with ED in '08.

Upcoming Events

August, 2008
8/30/2008
Missouri - Illinois College Football Game
Start:3:00 PM
End:7:00 PM

ED in '08 will be in St. Louis with the sold-out crowd of over 70,000 fans cheering on the Tigers as they take on the Illini at the Edward Jones Dome.

In The News

  • 08.20.08

    Intel cites US education 'crisis'  

    The chairman of the world's biggest computer chipmaker has said the US "education system is in crisis and failing the youth of today."

  • 08.5.08

    EDITORIAL: Test Iowa's students against world peers  

    In an editorial, the Des Moines Register writes, "All that would be outweighed by knowing where Iowa stands compared with countries that score highest on the assessment. It's easier to shrug off dismal rankings for the United States if you think your state has done well. If you know otherwise, it should motivate change."

  • 06.28.08

    Poll: Schools not properly preparing kids  

    Half of Americans say U.S. schools are doing only a fair to poor job preparing kids for college and the work force. Even more feel that way about the skills kids need to survive as adults, an Associated Press poll released Friday finds. (Associated Press)

  • 06.25.08

    Teacher Bonuses Get Unions' Blessing  

    One of the most ambitious pay-for-performance initiatives in Washington area schools is drawing strong teacher interest and local union support even though many national labor leaders have long asserted that it is unfair to link teachers' paychecks directly to their students' test scores. (Washington Post)

  • 06.24.08

    More rigorous instruction urged for middle-schoolers  

    Middle schoolers need longer school days, specially trained teachers and more challenging academics if school officials hope to reverse a decades-long trend of sagging achievement rates, according to a report presented Tuesday to the State Board of Education. (Baltimore Sun)