Public Policy Blogger: Educationgate? Outsized influence of the Gates Foundation (and pals) on public education.

Public Policy Blogger: Educationgate? Outsized influence of the Gates Foundation (and pals) on public education.

Educationgate? Outsized influence of the Gates Foundation (and pals) on public education.

I was just starting some research on the amount of influence the Gates Foundation and others are having on education policy, and I came across this post on the blog, Techrights. Quite an exhaustive list, although it may just scratch the surface.


It can be said---and is said by their supporters and acolytes--that Bill and Melinda Gates want passionately to invest their billions to make the world a better place. Excellent. But besides fighting disease on the African continent and addressing other global health problems, they've placed the American public school system in their crosshairs.........Big goals. Big reach. Big deal. And they have joined forces with other big foundations like the Walton