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Direct linkRobelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2008
In 2005, the school choice movement lost one of its leading champions when John T. Walton, an heir to the Wal-Mart retailing fortune, died in a plane crash at age 58. Advocates of expanded educational options say Mr. Walton, more than anyone else, was the driving force behind the Walton Family Foundation's education work, and its focus on…
Descriptors: School Choice, Scholarship Funds, Philanthropic Foundations, Educational Vouchers
Hendrie, Caroline – Education Week, 2005
Private foundations can play a critical, catalytic role in changing American public education for the better, but they could and should be getting more bang for their bucks than they are right now. This article reports on a diverse collection of research papers that aims to shed unprecedented light both on the scope of contemporary education…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Donors, School Choice
