Back to school for the billionaires

By Rita Beamish

Business titans find reforming schools much harder than just writing checks

Excerpts from this story referencing "Melinda Gates Foundation":

"… 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 effort to shrink …"

Grading the billionaires on education reform

Billionaires deliver B-minus to C-minus grades on education reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "Melinda Gates Foundation":

"… ess to Advanced Placement classes. The Gates Report Card Giver: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grade: C- $3 billion Where Started: Seattle in 2000 Goals: To see 80 perce …"

Hope worldwide

By Alejandra Fernández Morera

Hope worldwide's income grew from less than $800,000 in 1991 to $39.9 million by the end of 2004

Excerpts from this story referencing "AIDS prevention programs":

"… e Guyana, Haiti and Vietnam.Hoping to beat AIDSHope worldwide South Africa AIDS prevention programs predate PEPFAR by at least 15 years having received U.S. government fundin …"

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Partners in Health

By Sarah Fort and Rachel Leven

With the goal of providing health care to the poor, Partners in Health focuses on HIV and other infectious diseases

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Food and Drug Administration":

"… ns that all drugs purchased with its funding must first be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Partners in Health takes PEPFAR money for only certain parts of its HIV p …"

Beer and wine wholesalers behind legislators pushing controversial voter ID laws

By Paul Abowd

Wholesalers among those behind legislators pushing controversial new election rules.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Melinda Gates Foundation":

"… quit on April 4 and Pepsi, Kraft Foods, Intuit, McDonalds and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation followed them out after a coalition of left-wing groups launched pressure …"

Jeb Bush's education nonprofit rakes in cash

By Michael Beckel

Former Florida governor, a potential 2016 GOP presidential contender, has raised millions to push education reform.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Melinda Gates Foundation":

"… 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 The Robert …"

"… 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 state’s 2012 …"