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ED in '08 Team Cycling Across Iowa For Education Reform
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, July 24 PRNewswire-USNewswire — More than 50 riders will be cycling across Iowa this week to raise awareness for the need for K-12 education reform. The ED in' 08 cycling team will be riding in the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). The team will be appearing in Cedar Falls on Wednesday, July 25th for the annual Cedar Falls Live Large festival, featuring Lance Armstrong. Members of the team will be available at the festival and throughout the bike tour to discuss why Iowans should make education a top priority in the 2008 presidential election.
The Strong American Schools' "ED in 08" campaign, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is an unprecedented up to $60 million nonpartisan movement, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, which calls on all presidential candidates to improve America's public schools. The campaign does not support or oppose any candidates.
RAGBRAI(R), The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state. Heading into its 35th year, RAGBRAI is the longest, largest and oldest touring bicycle ride in the world. RAGBRAI is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 Time: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Location: ED in '08 table University of Northern Iowa UNI-Dome NW Upper Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0314
Strong American Schools, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is a nonpartisan campaign supported by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation promoting sound education policies for all Americans. SAS does not support or oppose any candidate for public office and does not take positions on legislation.
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