Jilani argues that the money being spent by a host of billionaires and education reform philanthropic organizations is having a pernicious influence on the education reform debate, and is leading toward the privatization of public schools.

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Tepper continues to focus his philanthropic efforts on education-- from the elementary school level to university--and feeding the hungry in his home state of New Jersey.

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Private citizens, innovative businesses, and philanthropic organizations dedicated to the education and success of entrepreneurs (like the Kauffman Foundation), are all finding innovative ways to work on moving the job-creation needle.

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In my philanthropic work, I look at education and see it as a powerful way to promote economic and social equity.

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Raikes's past philanthropic efforts have been focused on education and children's issues.

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At Forbes, we recently set out to do just that in order to look at how much each gave to various philanthropic sectors such as health, education and religion.

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The Council, which will be administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will be comprised of no more than 12 individuals from a variety of sectors outside the Federal Government, including, among others, institutions of higher education, non-profit and philanthropic organizations, civil society, and private industry.

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The company and the foundation share the same two philanthropic priorities: environmental causes and so-called STEM education, for science, technology, engineering and manufacturing.

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