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'''John Ellis "Jeb" Bush''', born February 11, 1953, in Midland, Texas, is a brother of President [[George Walker Bush]] and son of former President [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. Bush was elected as Florida's Republican Governor in November 1998 and was re-elected November 2002 (term expires January 2007).[http://www.myflorida.com/myflorida/government/meetgovernor/jebbush.html][http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/DailyNews/GOPCVN_bushdynasty.html]Bush is the founder of education reform groups [[Chiefs for Change]] and the [[Foundation for Excellence in Education]](FEE) which both have been found organizing with state education officials to promote the business interests of their corporate, for-profit funders.
*Director, [[American Action Forum]] <ref>[http://americanactionforum.org/about About], American Action Forum, accessed December 23, 2011.</ref>
*Advisory Board, [[George W. Bush Institute]] <ref>[http://georgewbushinstitute.com/george-w-bush-institute-board-of-advisors/ Advisory Board], George W. Bush Institute, accessed April 20, 2010.</ref>
*Founder, [[Foundation for Excellence in Education]]
*Founder, [[Chiefs for Change]]
==Involvement in education reform with ties to ALEC==
Bush is the founder of education reform groups [[Chiefs for Change]] and the [[Foundation for Excellence in Education]](FEE) which both have been found organizing with state education officials to promote the business interests of their corporate, for-profit funders. The FEE is also a member of the [[American Legislative Exchange Council]], whose pay-for-play operation consists of a similar agenda to those of Bush founded education reform groups.<ref>,[http://louisianavoice.com/2013/01/30/nonprofit-group-releases-emails-which-depict-connection-between-alec-education-reform-and-corporate-investors/ Nonprofit group releases emails which depict connection between ALEC, education reform and corporate investors], ''Louisiana Voice'', January 30th, 2013.</ref>
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