Foundations/Philanthropy

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Bill Gates detailed new investments by his foundation in K-12 education at the Council of the Great City Schools’ annual conference in Cleveland.
Bill Gates detailed new investments by his foundation in K-12 education at the Council of the Great City Schools’ annual conference in Cleveland.
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Education Funding Gates Foundation Announces New $1.7B for K-12
Bill Gates outlined new investments for school networks and curricula, and a pivot away from investments that are difficult to scale up.
Francisco Vara-Orta, October 19, 2017
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5 min read
Eli Broad speaks at a ceremony announcing the 2013 Broad Prize for Urban Education in Washington, D.C.
Eli Broad speaks at a ceremony announcing the 2013 Broad Prize for Urban Education in Washington, D.C.
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Education Funding As Eli Broad Steps Down, Will His Influence on K-12 Education Last?
The philanthropist unapologetically pushed for more charters and shaped hundreds of district leaders amid a wave of billionaire entrepreneurs who sought to overhaul public education.
Arianna Prothero & Francisco Vara-Orta, October 13, 2017
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10 min read
Education Funding Opinion Education Philanthropists Should Walk the Walk on Accountability
The other week, I called out teachers unions for failing to "walk the walk"; I think the same admonition can be applied to education funders, big time.
Rick Hess, October 10, 2017
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6 min read
School Choice & Charters To Create More Diverse Charter Schools, Walton Foundation Kicks In $2 Million
The foundation will be distributing the money via grants to people launching new schools aimed at recruiting and serving students from a wider mix of socioeconomic backgrounds.
Arianna Prothero, September 14, 2017
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3 min read
Education Funding Pro-Charter School Group Fined for Alleged Campaign Finance Violations
Families for Excellent Schools has paid nearly a half million dollars to settle a campaign finance complaint with the state of Massachusetts.
Arianna Prothero, September 13, 2017
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2 min read
Syrian refugee children Shahed Qassab, 6, left, Asem Qassab, 6, holding cellphone, Abdul-Razzag Hindawi, 8, and Haneen Tareef, 6, use an educational app to play learning games at a refugee camp in Amman, Jordan.
Syrian refugee children Shahed Qassab, 6, left, Asem Qassab, 6, holding cellphone, Abdul-Razzag Hindawi, 8, and Haneen Tareef, 6, use an educational app to play learning games at a refugee camp in Amman, Jordan.
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Federal Cellphones, Apps Power Learning for Syrian Refugees
United Nations agencies have facilitated ed-tech programs for students in refugee camps worldwide, but the Syrian conflict has drawn an especially high level of involvement.
Sarah Schwartz, September 5, 2017
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8 min read
James H. Shelton, head of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's education division, at the organization's offices in Palo Alto, Calif.
James H. Shelton, head of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's education division, at the organization's offices in Palo Alto, Calif.
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School & District Management Chan-Zuckerberg to Push Ambitious New Vision for Personalized Learning
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and pediatrician Priscilla Chan will invest hundreds of millions of dollars per year in a new, "whole-child" vision of personalized learning.
Benjamin Herold, June 29, 2017
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12 min read
Bill Gates has a history of supporting efforts to personalize learning in K-12.
Bill Gates has a history of supporting efforts to personalize learning in K-12.
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Education Funding Gates, Zuckerberg Teaming Up on Personalized Learning
Two of the biggest names in technology and education philanthropy are jointly funding $12 million to support customized instruction.
Benjamin Herold, June 20, 2017
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5 min read
Federal The Broader Philosophical Debate Behind DeVos' Warning to Charter Advocates
In Betsy DeVos' warning to charter school advocates that they risk becoming the education establishment that they rebelled against, a broader philosophical debate in the charter movement is revealed.
Arianna Prothero, June 13, 2017
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3 min read
School & District Management For-Profit Charter Schools Show Poor Academic Growth
Charter schools run by nonprofit groups outperform their for-profit counterparts, potentially adding fuel to a growing debate among advocates over the role of for-profits in the charter sector.
Arianna Prothero, June 12, 2017
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3 min read
School Choice & Charters Success Academy Wins Broad Prize for Charter Schools
New York City's largest network of charter schools is often at the center of debate over strict discipline policies in high-performing charter schools.
Arianna Prothero, June 12, 2017
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3 min read
Federal DeVos, Philanthropist Heavyweights to Speak at Charter Schools Conference
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings, and the Walton Foundation's education director, Marc Sternberg, will address the annual gathering in Washington.
Arianna Prothero, June 8, 2017
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2 min read
School Choice & Charters Q&A Los Angeles Offers Playbook for Charter School Expansion Efforts Nationally
In this Q&A, the head of the country's largest charter advocacy group discusses what the recent Los Angeles school board elections mean for charter schools locally and nationally.
Arianna Prothero, May 24, 2017
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5 min read
School Choice & Charters Q&A Will a Pro-Charter Victory in Los Angeles Build Momentum in Other Districts?
Steve Zimmer, the recently ousted president of the Los Angeles school board, says the millions of dollars spent securing a pro-charter school majority on that district's board will embolden proponents of charter schools to do the same in other cities and states.
Arianna Prothero, May 22, 2017
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5 min read
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