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| The 74 is a non-profit, non-partisan news site covering education in America.[1] | |
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| Founder(s) | Campbell Brown, Romy Drucker[1] |
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| Founded | July 2015[2] |
| Political alignment | nonpartisan[1] |
| Headquarters | New York, NY[3] |
| Website | www.the74million.org |
The 74 is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news website focusing on education issues in the United States. Co-founded by former CNN host and education reform activist Campbell Brown, the organization's name refers to the 74 million children in America under 18 years of age. Romy Drucker, who previously worked for the New York City Department of Education under Mayor Michael Bloomberg, is co-founder and CEO.[1][4][2][5][6][7][8]
Based in New York City, the website launched in July 2015. A month later, The 74 hosted an education summit in Manchester, New Hampshire, featuring Gov. Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Gov. John Kasich, Gov. Scott Walker, Gov. Bobby Jindal, and Gov. Chris Christie. The summit was sponsored by the American Federation for Children, the nation's leading school-choice advocacy organization.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
The 74's funders include Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Walton Family Foundation, and The Dick & Betsy DeVos Family Foundation.[18][19]
References
- ^ a b c d https://www.the74million.org/page/about-us
- ^ a b http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/07/can-campbell-browns-education-news-site-walk-the-advocacy-journalism-tightrope/ Can Campbell Brown’s education news site walk the advocacy–journalism tightrope?
- ^ https://www.the74million.org/letters-to-the-editor
- ^ Alpert, Lukas (June 23, 2015). "Campbell Brown to Launch Non-Profit Education News Site That Won’t Shy From Advocacy." The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie (July 12, 2015). "Site Devoted to Education Overhaul Is to Hold Presidential Forums". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Fahri, Paul (July 14, 2015). "Campbell Brown has a new education-focused site: Is it news or advocacy?". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Walsh, Mark (June 23, 2015). "Advocate, Former TV Anchor Campbell Brown to Launch Education News Site." Education Week. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Rubin, Jennifer (2015-06-23). "Education critic launching a timely new initiative". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ Killough, Ashley and LoBianco, Tom (August 19, 2015). "Common Core on 2016 syllabus at New Hampshire education summit." CNN. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Balingit, Moriah (August 19, 2015) "GOP presidential hopefuls tested on education issues at N.H. forum." The Washington Post. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Reinhard, Beth (August 19, 2015) "Bush, Kasich Find Some Common Ground on Common Core." The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ Klein, Rebecca (August 25, 2015). "Dear John Kasich: Here’s What Teachers Actually Do In Their Lounges." Huffington Post. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ The 74 Staff (August 7, 2015). "VIDEO RECAP: Watch Bush, Christie, Fiorina, Jindal, Kasich and Walker Talk K-12 at the NH Education Summit". The 74. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ "The Latest: Jeb Bush talks education standards at NH summit". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ DiStaso, John. "Look Ahead: Republican education summit top presidential campaign event of week". WMUR. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Republican Candidates Talk Education With Campbell Brown". Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Election 2016: GOP candidates to to be pressed on education reform at summit". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
- ^ "Supporters". The 74. Retrieved March, 23, 2016.
- ^ "The Seventy Four, founded by controversial advocate, takes over LA School Report". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
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