Education Voucher Policies Are on the Rise Nationwide. What Role Is Philanthropy Playing?

Education Voucher Policies Are on the Rise Nationwide. What Role Is Philanthropy Playing?

Increasingly widespread voucher policies divert public school funding to pay for private and home schooling, which experts say poses a dangerous threat to public education. Who’s funding them? And who’s keeping their distance?

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Geoengineering Is Moving Out of the Margins. Who’s Funding This Controversial Field?

Geoengineering Is Moving Out of the Margins. Who’s Funding This Controversial Field?

The idea of solar geoengineering, cooling the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space, is working its way into mainstream consideration. Who is funding work in this space? Who is for and against? And how scared should we be?

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A Coalition’s Slate of Philanthropy Reforms Looks to Galvanize Giving, Close Loopholes

A Coalition’s Slate of Philanthropy Reforms Looks to Galvanize Giving, Close Loopholes

Some of philanthropy’s most influential leaders, donors and scholars have published a set of legislative reforms aimed at unlocking foundation, DAF and individual giving. The plan’s co-creator walks us through some of the key points.


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Why Is This Billionaire Supporting a Grassroots Ed Group? And What Should We Think About That?

When billionaires bankroll grassroots activism to move their ed agenda, it seems both oxymoronic and malevolent. Of course, though, wealthy funders on the left have long played this game, and so John Arnold's $3 million grant to Parent Revolution is hardly novel.
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Next Stop for Laura and John Arnold: Disrupting Higher Ed

Regardless of how you feel about the philanthropy of Laura and John Arnold, you can always count on this Houston power couple to keep things interesting. Their latest jumbo grant aims to disrupt the college textbook market, and is a classic Arnold play.
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