This Week In Education: Foundations: Gates, Buffett, & Broad Giving It All Away

This Week In Education: Foundations: Gates, Buffett, & Broad Giving It All Away

Foundations: Gates, Buffett, & Broad Giving It All Away

by Alexander Russo

Giving most of your money away sooner rather than later is the latest trend for the uber-wealthy, following a Gates/Buffett campaign to get others to follow in their footsteps, says Businesweek: "Four wealthy couples have already announced their pledges, including Los Angeles philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest of Philadelphia,

AM News: College Enrollment Jumps (But Will They Graduate?)

by Alexander Russo

Jump in US college enrollment largest in 40 years AP: The nation's colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and more young adults opt to pursue a higher education than languish in a weak job market... Education" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/education/17brfs04.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Freshman Enrollment Climbed in 2008 NYT: Freshman enrollment at the nation’s colleges and trade schools set records in 2008, the first year of the recession, according to a Pew Research Center report released Wednesday... Reading the Tea Leaves as 'Big 8' Meet on