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New video: Bill and Melinda Gates “Meet the Press”
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Today NBC aired an interview with Bill and Melinda Gates on “Meet the Press”. David Gregory asked the Gates various questions about global health and poverty issues.Check it out:Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy7 hours ago -
Sunday Morning Talk Show Thread 29 November 2009
Stupidica —
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The Talk Shows Sunday, November 29th, 2009 Guests to be interviewed today on major television talk shows: FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): Sens. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., and Evan Bayh, D-Ind.; former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark.; Howard Dean, former national Democratic Party chairman; Maj. Gen. Carla Hawley-Bowland, commanding ...16 hours ago -
How charters will spend Gates’ $60 million
Joanne Jacobs —
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Educated Guess describes how a consortium of California charter schools will spend $60 million in Gates Foundation teacher effectiveness grants. * A one-year residency program for aspiring teachers; * A data warehouse of assessments to measure individual students’ growth; * A performance-based pay system ...19 hours ago -
Impatient Optimists: Bill and Melinda Gates
Geek In Disguise —
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This doesn’t really need an introduction. it starts with some good humour in the intro from BillG and then quickly on to extremely important, moving content from Bill and his wife, Melinda. It’s an hour of education on the impact of vaccines, the eradication of Polio and the power of smart investment. ...2 days ago -
Porque é tão importante o combate e a dissiminação de medo relativo ao aumento de CO2?
O Vigia —
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Esta pequena entrada é só para dizer que toda esta imensa preocupação em fazer passar a mensagem que o aumento de CO2 é mau e negativo para a vida na terra (o que é FALSO), tem tudo a ver com dois simples pormenores que se encontram em todos os projectos da Nova (Des)Ordem Mundial. “Control oil and you ...2 days ago -
Bill and Melinda Gates on “Meet the Press” this Sunday
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This Sunday, as part of a program in the spirit of Thanksgiving and giving back, David Gregory will host Bill and Melinda Gates on “Meet the Press” to discuss “the work they’ve been doing through their foundation to improve health and education around the world.” Pastor Rick Warren is also a guest.We’ll ...4 days ago -
Best advice: Gates on Gates
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Fortune Magazine report: The father-and-son duo talk about what it was like growing up Gates as they reflect on the advice that has influenced their careers and their relationship. Full article4 days ago -
Memphis City School Receive $90 Million Grant
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“The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [yesterday] announced that it will invest $335 million to support effective teaching as a means to ensure all students receive the education they need to succeed in high school and beyond. [The] announcement includes $290 million in grants to support four Intensive ...4 days ago -
Gates Ponying up Nearly $1 Million for i3 Planning Grants
Schools Matter —
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In yet another step in their takeover of the DOE (and US education policy, in general) the Gates Foundation will be issuing $100,000 grants to nine groups for i3 planning. i3 is the cheesy name given to the $650 million program designed to spur "innovation," headed by former Gates employee James Shelton . Jimmy ...5 days ago -
Pass it on
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As part of the Living Proof Project, the Gates Foundation recently cut this great video highlighting some of the great successes in global health over the years. Check it out, and pass it on:6 days ago -
President Obama launches “Educate to Innovate” campaign for excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) education
Courier Times Now —
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Nationwide effort includes over $260 million in public-private investments to move American students to the top of the pack in science and math achievement over the next decade President Obama today launched the “Educate to Innovate” campaign, a nationwide effort to help reach the administration’s goal of ...6 days ago -
Thinking More About the New Gates Foundation Grants
Seattle Public Schools community blog —
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Just an update on the Gates Foundations new grants for studying how teachers are evaluated and how they get tenure. Heres an article from the NY Times. From the article: "The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday announced its biggest education donation in a decade, $290 million, in support of three ...6 days ago -
Medical policy innovation, reduces blindness by a third
INNOVATION. International Journal by 2thinknow. —
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River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) Reduced By Nearly One-Third In At-Risk Populations In Six Countries Progress Represents a Major Step toward the Goal of Interrupting Transmission of River Blindness in the Americas by 2012 WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A regional initiative launched in the 1990s ...6 days ago -
Raising the Gates on Teacher Effectiveness
Eduflack —
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As most know by now, yesterday the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation officially named the four school districts that will share in the coveted "Deep DIve" prize. Originally billed as a $500 million endeavor, we learned yesterday that the four winners are now sharing in $335 million grant money. Hillsborough ...1 week ago -
Talk Among Yourselves
Seattle Public Schools community blog —
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There are some education news items we could get to like Randy Dorns idea of a two-tier diploma or the Gates Foundation and yet another education initiative (one part is $45M to study 3700 teachers to figure out what an effective teacher is which reminds me of the Supreme Court Justice Potter on a case about ...1 week ago -
Gates Foundation issues statement on USAID Administrator nominee
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has just issued a statement regarding Dr. Rajiv Shah, President Obama’s selection to be the next USAID Administrator. You can read ONE’s take on the pick here.Gates Foundation statement:The selection of Dr. Rajiv Shah as the next administrator of the United States Agency for ...1 week ago -
Gargantuan education grants
Flypaper —
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An email about Gates’ latest gargantuan investment in education appeared in my inbox today. I’ve now picked my jaw up off of the floor and thought I’d pass it along : The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that it will invest $335 million to support effective teaching as a means to ensure all ...1 week ago -
ATCA: rapport des activités 2008-2009
Tobacco Control in Africa - TCA —
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Fabrice Ebeh a transmis un rapport sur les activités dATCA depuis sa fondation, le 19 novembre 2008. On y trouve quelques informations générales mais la liste des membres nest pas communiquée (son nombre varie de plus de 40 dans 26 pays en page 2 à 110 dans 36 pays en page 5 ), ni un rapport financier ...1 week ago -
The Education Wars II
Random Thoughts from Random Places —
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Bill and Melinda continue with their scheme to destroy public education, something of which they know nothing about: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday a $335 million investment in teacher effectiveness, with major grants for experiments in tenure, evaluation, compensation, training and ...1 week ago -
Gates Foundation invests more than $300 million in ed reform
The Washington Post —
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday a $335 million investment in teacher effectiveness, with major grants for experiments in tenure, evaluation, compensation, training and mentoring in three large school systems and a cluster of public charter schools.1 week ago
