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Article: Kanye West and ED in '08 Announce New Partnership to Urge for National Leadership on Education Reform

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August 24, 2007
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Contact: Patricia Green of the Kanye West Foundation, +1-301-526 1089, pgreen@wpgmc.com, or Shannon Murphy of ED in '08, +1-202-870- 1093, Shannon.murphy@strongamericanschools.org

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hip-hop superstar Kanye West and Strong American Schools' ED in '08 campaign today announced that West will be featured in new television public service announcements, urging the presidential candidates to address America's education crisis and dropout epidemic. Nationwide, 1.2 million students drop out of high school every year. The ED in '08 campaign will also be a title sponsor for the Kanye West Foundation's inaugural benefit at the House of ...

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