Sentences with phrase «education philanthropists like»

Education philanthropists like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, along with a number of hedge fund billionaires, think schools should be run like corporations.

I also find it fascinating that education philanthropists like Bill Gates have become such targets of antipathy.

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As online learning gains share and transforms our education system, for some time I have argued that foundations and philanthropists would be wise to spend their dollars in moving public policy, creating proof points, and the like to create smarter demand and not invest on the supply side in the technology products and solutions themselves.

It also means that many philanthropists eager to create the next «sexy» innovation in education should instead focus on scaling relatively simpler combinations of technology with teachers in Station Rotation models and the like.

This one is taking place within the Democratic Party, where the unions» opposition to reform has led to increasing dissatisfaction — led by groups like Democrats for Education Reform, vocally expressed by moderate and liberal opinion leaders, energized by a growing network of education activists (many with roots in Teach for America), and funded by well - heeled philanthropists like Bill Gates and EEducation Reform, vocally expressed by moderate and liberal opinion leaders, energized by a growing network of education activists (many with roots in Teach for America), and funded by well - heeled philanthropists like Bill Gates and Eeducation activists (many with roots in Teach for America), and funded by well - heeled philanthropists like Bill Gates and Eli Broad.

With the Obama administration leading the charge and philanthropists like Bill Gates, Eli Broad, and the Walton family footing the bill, America's school districts are buying into the education reform movement... for better or for worse.

Randi Weingarten likes to claim people who call her out are ultra-right-wing Tea Partiers, education privatizers, or agents of libertarian activist - philanthropists Charles and David Koch.