Ed Reform - Who Are These People? Part One
A reader asked a simple question - who are the ed reformers? That's a more complicated question than it seems. But let's break it down by who's who nationally, at the state level and in our city. Let me just say that there are education bloggers out there who have done the lion's share of work to compile this information so credit goes to them. The real top gun is, of course, the Gates Foundation . Nearly every single ed reform flows from their money in one way or another. They even help fund the also-wealthy Broad Foundation (another major player). The third member of this trifecta would be Alice Walton of the Walton Foundation (but I think she gets her guidance from Gates). (The Gates Foundation just got a brand-new CEO and most of her qualifications seem to be on the health-care end - at least that how the Times touted her - but she seems to have some background in education. No matter - she's not going to be directing an...