Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

This Sunday, a Gift to Mothers Around the World

Maureen Greenwood-Basken | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mother's Day 2012, Sub-Saharan Africa, Women Childbirth, African Women's Health, Women's Health, Mother's Day, Access to Contraception, Contraception, Global Motherhood, Universal Access Project, Childbirth, Impact News
Maureen Greenwood-Basken

It is no coincidence that the countries with the highest rates of child mortality, mostly in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, or sub-Saharan Africa, also have some of the lowest rates of contraceptive prevalence.

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How Melinda Gates Became An Advocate For Women's Health

The Daily Beast | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Philanthropy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Contraception, Women's Health, The Gates Foundation, Health, Melinda Gates, Women News

In the 12 years since Melinda Gates and her husband, Bill, created the Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropic organization, she has done ...

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NRA Becomes Toxic When Exposed to Light

Daniel Gross | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Kraft Foods, Dwayne Wade, George Zimmerman, Congress, American Legislative Exchange Council, Trayvon Martin, Shoot First Laws, Mars, Bill Gates, Sanford, Coke, Pepsi, Nra, Center for Media and Democracy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Common Cause, Stand Your Ground, Color of Change, Alec, Bill Cosby, McDonald's, Florida, LeBron James, National Rifle Association, Politics News
Daniel Gross

When exposed to the light, the NRA's agenda becomes toxic. And Americans want nothing to do with those who conspire to bring about the gun lobby's dangerous "guns everywhere" vision they saw played out that February night in Sanford, Florida.

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Buffett, Gates Get 12 More Billionaires To Donate Over Half Of Fortunes

Posted 04.21.2012

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There are now 81 billionaires committed to giving at least half of their fortunes to charity, thanks to 12 new families and individuals who have signe...

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Common Core, What Is It Good For?

Alan Singer | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Pearson Education, Education, Social Studies, Common Core, Ronald Reagan, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Justice Department, New York, Gettysburg Address, Education News
Alan Singer

An article in Newsday reports on Long Island, New York schools trying to implement common core standards. But as you read the article, more questions arise about the "common core" than are answered.

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The Devil in the Malaria Details

David de Ferranti | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Bednets, Markets, Poverty, Economics, Malaria, Globalization, Business, World Malaria Day, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World Health Organization, Prevention, Disease, Global Health, Procurement, Development, Fighting Malaria, Impact News
David de Ferranti

Have you ever had to buy a long-lasting insecticide-treated bed net (LLIN)? Probably not, even if you live in Africa, where nine out of ten malaria-related deaths occur.

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Disconnection From Nature, a Dangerous Illusion

Peter Seligmann | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Population, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Conservation, Oceans, Earth Day, Green News
Peter Seligmann

Urbanization and the rapid pace of development are fostering a false sense of disconnection from the natural world within us, as we grow ever more removed from the sources of our food, water, energy and material goods.

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Joy Resmovits

Public Schools Start Tracking Alumni In College

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Education News, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Education, Arne Duncan, Poverty and Education, College Completion, High School Graduation, College, College Graduation, No Child Left Behind, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Gates Foundation, Education News

From the federal government to school boards, policymakers and administrators are increasingly setting their sights on "college and career readiness" ...

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As Donors Flee, Corporate Front Group ALEC Whines That Critics Are Trying to "Eliminate Discourse"

Zaid Jilani | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Kraft, Alec Criticism, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Alec, Bill Gates, Stand Your Ground Law, Intuit, Coke, Pepsi, Alec Press Release, Politics News
Zaid Jilani

The campaign to hold ALEC responsible represents the best combination of free speech and the free market. ALEC hates that, but that's because ALEC doesn't stand for the free market or free speech at all.

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Numbers Game: America's Struggle To Make Math Fun

Reuters | Posted 04.12.2012

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By Stephanie Simon April 11 (Reuters) - Pity poor math. In the American drive to boost science and math education, it's...

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Wanted: Professional Soulmate

Dr Layla McCay | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Women, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Tedx, Africa, Public Health, Partnerships, Innovation, Ben and Jerry's, Development, Entrepreneur, Tedxchange, 'No Controversy' Campaign, Business News
Dr Layla McCay

It turns out that while I was spending my formative years coming up with brilliant ideas to change the world, I should actually have been screening my fellow students for their potential as my future business partners.

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Publishing Teacher Effectiveness Rankings Draws More Criticism

| Louis Freedberg | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Teacher Data Reports, No Child Left Behind, New York Teacher Ratings, Teacher Rankings, Value Added Teacher Evaluation, Public Teacher Ratings, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Video, Education, Dennis Walcott, Value Added Assessment, Teacher Effectiveness, Value Added Teachers, New York Times, Value Added, Teachers, Teacher Ratings, Measures of Effective Teaching, Education News

This story comes to us courtesy of California's EdSource Extra. The release last month of "value-added" rankings of New York City teachers based on...

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Tough Love: Bill Gates Calls on the Donor Community to Do Better on Food Security

Vijaya Ramachandran | Posted 05.01.2012

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Vijaya Ramachandran

Bill Gates speech to the Global Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development has opened the way for a robust dialogue in the international community on food security

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Government Bailout 101: Foundations Aren't the Answer

Kevin K. Murphy | Posted 05.01.2012

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Kevin K. Murphy

If you decided to spend down all of the assets of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (by far the largest foundation in the United States), it would fund the federal government for about 80 hours.

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To Bill Gates: I Don't Need Your Money

Steve Nelson | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Vouchers, Bedford Stuyvesant, Calhoun School, Charter Schools, Freebrook Academy, Educational Reform, Broad Foundation, Education News
Steve Nelson

Don't get me wrong. I deeply respect that you and your wife care about the community and the world. But if you want to really help, here's one small way:

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Bill Gates: UN Needs To Be 'More Efficient' To Help Poor Farmers

AP | By FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hunger, Video, Microsoft, United Nations, Heifer International, Bill Gates, Feeding America, World Food Programme, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Impact News

BY FRANCES D'EMILIO, ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME — Bill Gates pressed U.N. food agencies on Thursday to become more efficient in helping poor farmers a...

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7 Nonprofits To Watch On Pinterest

Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Women for Women International, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Video, Operation Smile, Red Cross, Peta, Charity, Pinterest, Nonprofits, Amnesty International, Impact News

By now, most nonprofits have likely been bombarded with suggestions to hop on the Pinterest craze. So what's it all about, and which organizations can...

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Why Our Foundation Invests in India

Bill Gates | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, India, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, Global Poverty, Polio Vaccine, India Polio, UK Aid India, Impact News
Bill Gates

I go to India at least once a year to see the progress of the work our foundation is doing there and I'm always struck by two things -- the dynamism of the place, and the tremendous need. Unfortunately, the former doesn't cancel the latter out.

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Bill Gates Puts Philanthropic Work On Display At New Visitor Center

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 04.03.2012

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SEATTLE — People are already joking it's a good thing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn't charging admission for its new visitor center, w...

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Climate Scientists, Educators, and Why We Avoid Consulting the Experts

Shaun Johnson | Posted 04.03.2012

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Shaun Johnson

Certain well-heeled entities are very interested in the acquisition of valuable public per-pupil dollars. This might be why the real experts get shut out: they actually know what might be best for students and not someone's bottom line.

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Nairobi Cuts Funding For AIDS Organizations

Voice of America | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Doctors Without Borders, Siama Musini, Geoffrey Ochieng, Kenya, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria, Uganda, Peter Mugenyi, Tuberculosis, Impact News

Several-hundred people gathered in the Kenyan capital Monday to protest funding cuts made by the decade-old The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosi...

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Bill Gates: The Global Fund is "One of the Most Effective Ways We Invest Our Money"

Kolleen Bouchane | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Bill and Melinda Gates, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Davos, Foreign Aid, International Development, Results, Bill Gates, Polio, Tb, Global Economic Forum, Impact News
Kolleen Bouchane

We know we can end AIDS. It was a pretty good year and an absolutely astounding decade.

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Warren Buffett Reveals Huge Donations To Mystery Charities

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

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OMAHA, Neb. -- Billionaire Warren Buffett donated stock in his company worth $41.6 million to eight unnamed charities during the second half of 2011. ...

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Bill Gates Pledges $750 Million For Troubled Global Fund

AP | By JOHN HEILPRIN | Posted 03.27.2012

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DAVOS, Switzerland -- Bill Gates pledged $750 million on Thursday to fight three killer diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financial ...

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State of the Union? Yawn. State of Humanity. Yes, Please.

Kolleen Bouchane | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Obama State of the Union 2012, Poverty, Obama State of the Union Address, Obama State of the Union, Bill Gates, Justice, Bill Gates Annual Letter, State of the Union, State of the Union 2012, Impact News
Kolleen Bouchane

Bill Gates' annual public letter highlights some of greatest challenges we face as human beings.

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