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Has Superman Left The Building?

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date September 15, 2010

The voters of Washington DC dealt a painful blow to the cause of school reform on September 14th. Adrian Fenty, the current mayor of America’s capital, was defeated in a Democratic primary election, which means he will be out of a job at the end of the year. Almost certainly, though there is some debate […]

Tags Adrian Fenty, Al Gore, Bill Gates, charter schools, Jeff Skoll, Melody Barnes, Michelle Rhee, Participant Media, Race to the Top, Waiting for Superman, Washington DC

Philanthrocapitalism in the White House

Post author By Philanthrocapitalism
Post date June 30, 2009

“It is wonderful to see all these do-gooders in one room,” said Barack Obama, at a White House gathering on June 30th of leaders of America’s best non-profits. The occasion was the long-awaited launch of a $50m Innovation Fund to support the scaling up of the non-profit community’s best ideas for tackling America’s biggest problems […]