Sentences with phrase «for wealthy philanthropists»

Ravitch reserves special scorn for wealthy philanthropists like Bill Gates and other members of what she calls «The Billionaire Boys» Club.»

Defenders of the education status quo often have little use for wealthy philanthropists, labeling them the «billionaire boys» club» and «deformers.»

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Even wealthy philanthropists dip into their charities for politics, among them The Price Family Foundation, which donated $ 8,000 to the state Republican Party last year.

Art museum dealings The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco — the de Young and the Legion of Honor — suffer from having a very powerful, wealthy philanthropist, Dede Wilsey, as board president for nearly 20 years [«Profit Motif,» July 19].

Another benefit of the «building new» strategy for philanthropists is that it avoids the Emperor's New Clothes problem, where philanthropists are encouraged to pursue flawed strategies to reform existing institutions because everyone is afraid to criticize the wealthy donor from whose largess they benefit.

Wealthy philanthropists invested millions of dollars into their own playbook for reforms that spread to Newark and other cities, including Chicago: Close failing schools with low enrollment and test scores; create «charter schools» that get public money but are run by private groups; and move to a business model that makes fundamental changes in hiring, firing and evaluating teachers.

His hands still remain at value investing, in spite of being a wealthy philanthropist, and decided to give up 99 % of his wealth for philanthropic interests.

However, we should all be skeptical of things that seem too good to be true (particularly, lonely supermodels or wealthy philanthropists trolling the internet for companionship) and be wary of anyone who refuses to commit to a face - to - face interaction.