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Occupy Giving

David Morris | Posted 03.04.2012

David Morris

While most foundations do not engage in campaigns to expand policies that extend a helping hand to our neighbors, a growing number are engaging in campaigns whose result may be the opposite.

Bianca Bosker

Bill Gates On States' Accounting: 'The Guys At Enron Never Would Have Done This'

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- During a second appearance onstage at the annual TED conference, Bill Gates spoke out against worsening state budget deficits ca...

Bill Gates: Education Budget Cuts Don't Have To Hurt Learning

AP | KEVIN FREKING | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Even in the midst of large spending cuts, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Monday that schools can improve the performance of s...

While Budget Cuts Slam Public Schools, Charters Expand Rapidly

AP | TERENCE CHEA | Posted 05.26.2011

OAKLAND, Calif. — As cash-strapped school districts lay off teachers and close campuses, publicly funded charter schools are flourishing and alt...

How Do You Find An Effective Teacher? Ask A Kid

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 05.25.2011

SEATTLE — Adults may be a little surprised by some of the preliminary findings of new research on what makes a great teacher. How do you find t...

Bill Gates: 'What I've Learned About Great Teachers'

Parade | Posted 05.25.2011

"In almost every area of human endeavor, the practice improves over time," says Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. "That hasn't been the case for teachi...