ED In '08: Kanye West Education PSA Tops Viral Video Charts

ED In '08: Kanye West Education PSA Tops Viral Video Charts

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Kanye West releases his latest CD today -- titled Graduation -- Strong American Schools' ED in '08 campaign announced that the education-reform Public Service Announcement (PSA) featuring West was one of the top 20 most viewed YouTube videos last week. In the PSA, West brings attention to the low graduation rate of African American and Hispanic students and invites viewers to get involved through ED in '08. In addition to the 130,000 viewers of the public service announcement, the ED in '08 campaign has received more than 110,000 visitors to its website. For more information about ED in '08's public service campaign featuring Kanye West, log onto www.edin08.com. The PSA can be found at: http://www.youtube.com/user/EDin08.

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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CONTACT: Angela Landers of ED in '08, +1-202-552-4568

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http://www.edin08.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/EDin08

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