More on billionaire boy’s club making a profit from educators
Previously, I wrote about how the Gates Foundation has invested millions of dollars to push for the Common Core Standards and how they are now working with other entities to make a profit from the entire idea of Common Core Standards. Well, Gates is at it again, now partnering with Joel Klein and Wireless Generation. Klein is the former Chancellor of the New York City schools and poster boy for current reformers (Michelle Rhee being the poster-girl). Evidence suggests that NYC saw no gains in achievement during Klein’s tenure, but he and others still claim success.
Well, now he is off working for Wireless Generation owned by none other than Rupert Murdoch (FOX News, British phone hacking scandal, etc). And, lo and behold, Wireless Generation has received funding from Gates to