The new education philanthropy
Subtitle: politics, policy, and reform
By: Frederick M. Hess, Jeffrey R. Henig, editors
Series: Educational innovations series; Educational innovations
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781612508719; 9781612508726
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Educational fund raising; School improvement programs; Educational change; Finance
Description: "Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly influential role in education research, policy, and practice--yet this sector has been subject to little research-informed analysis. In The New Education Philanthropy, Frederick M. Hess and Jeffrey R. Henig convene a diverse group of scholars and analysts to examine the shifting role of education philanthropy over the last decade, giving particular attention to the large national foundations--Gates, Broad, Walton, and Lumina, among others--that are increasingly aggressive and strategic in their use of funds. Drawing on original research, they investigate and assess the impact of new patterns in foundation giving for advocacy and research; the divergence in funding strategies between old and new foundations; the extension of "venture philanthropy" to higher education; and the backlash against "reform" philanthropy as well as the unlikely partnerships it forges"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Buckets into another sea  -- Jay P. Greene; title: How old foundations differ from new foundations  -- Jeffrey W. Snyder; title: "Singing from the same hymnbook" at Gates and Broad  -- Sarah Reckhow and Megan Tompkins-Stange; title: Philanthropy goes to college  -- Andrew P. Kelly and Kevin J. James; title: Advocacy and assumptions in foundation-sponsored research  -- Dana Goldstein; title: The backlash against "reform" philanthropy  -- Michael Q. McShane and Jenn Hatfield; title: A critique of contemporary edu-giving  -- Larry Cuban; title: Seven lessons on education giving from funders and grantees -- Alexander Russo.