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"… wledged Vicki Phillips, the director of K through 12 education at Bill and Melinda Gates' foundation. "What we learned is that the only things that spread well in …"

"… ection methods used to monitor student and school progress. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ponied up some $30 million to help expand on a grassroots effor …"

Grading the billionaires on education reform

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"… d Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education in 2011: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, $1 million The Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, $500,000 …"

"… og Foundation, $25,000 The Cobb Family Foundation, $15,000 The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a major supporter of charter schools. During Washington stat …"

"… e’s 2012 ballot measure fight to expand public charter schools, Bill and Melinda Gates personally gave $3.15 million to the committee pushing for the proposal, r …"