The Gates’ Foundation and the Future of U.S. Public Education: A Call for Scholars to Counter Misinformation Campaigns

On February 26, 2005, governors, policy makers, and business leaders from across the nation met to discuss ways to prevent American students from falling behind their international competitors. The “National Summit on High Schools,” sponsored by Achieve, marked the beginning of the conference, and B...

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Published inThe Gates Foundation and the Future of US Public Schools pp. 161 - 183
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 2011
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Educational strategies & policy
Permanent Persuaders
Charter School
Fordham Foundation
Postsecondary Education
Aspen Commission
Achievement Gap
Fi Ve
BLS
Aspen Institute
American Diploma Project
Supplemental Educational Service Providers
College Professors
NCLB
Koret Task Force
Senior Policy Director
NPR
Supplemental Educational Services
Computer Software Engineers
Education Trust
Gates Foundation
E-Rate Program
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Summary:On February 26, 2005, governors, policy makers, and business leaders from across the nation met to discuss ways to prevent American students from falling behind their international competitors. The “National Summit on High Schools,” sponsored by Achieve, marked the beginning of the conference, and Bill Gates was there to deliver the keynote address, wherein he made the above remarks. Since 1999 Achieve has received $10,921,771 from the Gates Foundation in order to “help states align secondary school math expectations with the demands of postsecondary education and work,” as well as assistance for encouraging “specifi c states to adopt high school graduation requirements that align with college entry requirements.”2
ISBN:0415873347
9780415873345
DOI:10.4324/9780203834947-14