Education Equality Project

The Education Equality Project (EEP) is a collection of highly visible education reformers.  DFER’s Executive Director, Joe Williams, is the President and treasurer of EEP.  Current DFER board members Cory Booker and Kevin Chavous were founding members as was former DFER board member Andrew Rotherham.  Peter Groff, now head of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, was a founding member of DFER-Colorado.

Founding Members with affiliation (via EEP)

Andres A. Alonso, Baltimore City Public Schools CEO

Cory A. Booker, Newark, NJ Mayor

Geoffrey Canada, Harlem Children’s Zone President and CEO

Kevin P. Chavous, Black Alliance for Educational Options Chairman

Howard Fuller, Former Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent, Education Professor, and Director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University, Education Equality Project Board-member

Peter Groff, Director for the Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Center in the Office of the Education Secretary Arne Duncan, former Colorado Senate President

Kati Haycock, The Education Trust President

Joel I. Klein, New York Schools Chancellor, Education Equality Project Co-Founder

Marc Lampkin, Strong American Schools – ED in ’08 Executive Director

James Martin, KISS FM Radio “Open Line” Host

Michelle Rhee, Washington, D.C. Schools Chancellor

The Honorable Ray Romer, senior advisor to the College Board, Education Equality Project board-member

Andrew Rotherham, Education Sector Co-founder and Co-director

Rev. Al Sharpton**, National Action Networ President, Education Equality Project

Joe Williams, Democrats for Education Reform Director, Education Equality Project Board Treasurer

J.C. Watts, Jr., Strong American Schools – ED in ’08 National Spokesman