Stacey Childress, Deputy Director of Education, Gates Foundation

Jean-Claude Brizard, Rochester City School District Superintendent

Howard Fuller, Former Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent

John Legend, Entertainer & Education Activist

Chancellor Joel I. Klein, New York City, NY

Joe Williams, Executive Director, Democrats For Education Reform

Roy Romer, Senior Advisor to the President, The College Board

Mayor Adrian Fenty, District of Columbia

Amy Wilkins, Principal Partner, Education Trust

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles, CA

Mayor Cory Booker, Newark, NJ

Janet Murguia, President & CEO of National Council of La Raza

Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento, CA

Lisa Graham-Keegan, Founder, Education Breakthrough Network

Michael Lomax, President & CEO of the United Negro College Fund

Senator Michael Bennet, D-CO

Chancellor Michelle Rhee, District of Columbia

Raul Yzaguirre, Former President and CEO, NCLR

Deborah Gist, Education Commissioner, Rhode Island

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City, NY

Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia, PA

Paul Pastorek, Superintendent, LA State

Paul Vallas, Superintendent, New Orleans Recovery

Ramon Cortines, Superintendent, LAUSD

Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, IL

Andres Alonso, Baltimore City Public Schools CEO

Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida

Senator John McCain, R-AZ

Jared Polis, U.S. House of Representatives, D-CO

Jordan Coleman, Youth Filmmaker, Actor, Student

Steve Barr, Green Dot Founder and Chairman

Peter Groff, CEO, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Eva Moskowitz, Success Charter Network Founder and CEO

Marc Ecko, Marc Ecko Enterprises Founder and Chief Creative Officer

J.B. Schramm, CEO and Founder, College Summit

Richard R. Buery Jr., President and CEO, Children’s Aid Society

John Conyers Jr., U.S. House of Representatives, D-MI

Jon Schnur, New Leaders for New Schools CEO and Co-Founder

Mike Feinberg, Co-Founder, KIPP

Walter Isaacson, Aspen Institute President and CEO

Tiki Barber, Chairman, Tiki Ventures LLC

Alisha Thomas Morgan, GA General Assembly—State Representative

Chaka Fattah, U.S. House of Representatives, PA

Ted Mitchell, NewSchools Venture Fund, Chief Executive Officer

Iris Chen, “I Have a Dream” Foundation, President and CEO

Kevin P. Chavous, attorney, author, and national school reform leader

Margaret Spellings, Margaret Spellings and Company

Rod Paige, Former Secretary of Education (2001 - 2005)