Bush's new foundation is a powerhouse in
Florida education reform circles, thanks in large part to a veteran staff directed by Patricia Levesque, Bush's deputy chief of staff for education while he was governor.
He is best known in
education reform circles as the sponsor of legislation to develop and expand school choice in Minnesota, especially the nation's first law charter school.
Through his four - year - old nonprofit, Foundation for Excellence in Education, Bush remains an outsize presence
in education reform circles.
The pair was convinced — years before buzzwords like «grit» and «growth mindset» became the rage in
education reform circles — that instilling a set of social and emotional skills and attitudes in their students would be the key to getting them to and through college.
In case the reader isn't up to date on Romer, here is his latest bio, which indicates he is still a major change agent in
education reform circles, heavily financed by the Power Elite: