White Privileged Men Ruining Public Education

White Male Privilege

Bill Gates - Not an educator but he promoted Common Core by using millions of his money! $$$

Groups and the amount that Gates has given them for the purpose of advancing the Common Core:

American Enterprise Institute: $1,068,788.
American Federation of Teachers: $5,400,000.
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: $3,269,428.
Council of Great City Schools: $5,010,988.
Education Trust: $2,039,526.
National Congress of Parents and Teachers: $499,962.
National Education Association: $3,982,597.
Thomas B. Fordham Institute: $1,961,116.
* Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mercedes-schneider/a-brief-audit-of-bill-gat_b_3837421.html

Gates money has also been used to pay the salaries of the “Regents fellows” in the New York Department of Education.  * Source:  http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Education-reform-backed-by-the-wealthy-5006670.php

Ronald Packard - Not an educator but was the CEO of K-12 incorporated (largest on-line school that is for profit), getting paid millions!  $$$

John Fallon:  Not an educator but Pearson's CEO - a for profit company selling tests, textbooks, online courses and data systems.  Company makes billions!  $$$

Jeb Bush - Former Florida Governor who Founded Digital Learning Now. $$$

Rupert Murdoch and the Joel Klein connection - This scandal is too much to go into, if interested goggle it!  BTW:  Klein was Bloomberg’s right hand man.  $$$

An amazing article written by Bob Herbert this past October, goes into great detail about all the above individuals and how they are destroying public education.  This is not just happening in New York.  This is the DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA!  Bob Herbert’s article is called “The Plot Against Public Education, How millionaires and billionaires are ruining our schools”. 

I quoted the last paragraph in his article, “Those who are genuinely interested in improving the quality of education for all American youngsters are faced with two fundamental questions: First, how long can school systems continue to pursue market-based reforms that have failed year after demoralizing year to improve the education of the nation’s most disadvantaged children? And second, why should a small group of America’s richest individuals, families, and foundations be allowed to exercise such overwhelming—and often such toxic—influence over the ways in which public school students are taught?

To read more go to: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/the-plot-against-public-education-111630_Page4.html#ixzz3X8EiAt8i

What do all these people have in common? 

They are all WHITE MALES making millions off of education! 

Perhaps they are trying to secure their “white male privilege” for the next generation.  
What better way than to smother public education.

Wait!  There is More!

Regents Research Fund contributors

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $3.3 million

James S. and Merryl H. Tisch Fund $400,000 (draw-down on $1 million commitment)

Leona and Harry Helmsley Charity $3.83 million

Amy and Larry Robbins Foundation $500,000

Tortora Silicox Family Foundation $975,000

GE Foundation $3.5 million

Ford Foundation $788,000

Carnegie Corp. $1.2 million

Tiger Foundation $560,000

Robin Hood Foundation $600,000

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation $900,000

Sources: Foundations, State Department of Education, Merryl H. Tisch

*Source:  http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Education-reform-backed-by-the-wealthy-5006670.php#page-3