Bill+Gates+and+Common+Core


 * [See also the "History of Common Core" page] **


 * //Recommended reading://**

media type="custom" key="26323800" // In this 2009 video, Gates actually says that Common Core will create a "large, uniform base of customers" looking to use his company's products. Below is a link to an analysis of this video: //

//Dr. Schneider is a public school teacher and education activist.// http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/video-bill-gates-explains-common-core/
 * Dr. Mercedes Schneider, "****Bill Gates 'explains' Common Core," //Deutsch29// blog, Apr. 2014.**

//"The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation does not consider general operating support to traditional public schools to be among its funding priorities."// https://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/who-does-gates-fund-for-general-operating-support/
 * Dr. Mercedes Schneider, "Who Does Gates Fund for 'General Operating Support'?" //Deutsch29// blog, May 2015.**

http://www.livingindialogue.com/money-attempts-shift-education-conversation-successes/
 * Anthony Cody, "Gates Money Attempts to Shift the Education Conversation to Successes," //Living in Dialogue,// Sep. 2014. **

http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/gates-grant-to-further-hardwire-the-common-core-curriculum/
 * Dr. Mercedes Schneider, " **** Gates Grant to 'Further Hardwire the Common Core Curriculum'??" //Deutsch29// blog, Sep. 2014. **

http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2014/11/12/gates-is-at-it-again-the-common-core-centered-collaborative-for-student-success/
 * Dr. Mercedes Schneider, " **** Gates is at it Again: The Common Core-Centered 'Collaborative for Student Success'" //Deutsch29// blog, Nov. 2014. **

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/07/12/how-microsoft-will-make-money-from-common-core-despite-what-bill-gates-said/
 * Valerie Strauss, "How Microsoft will Make Money from Common Core Despite what Bill Gates Said," //Answer Sheet// column in //Washington Post,// Jul. 2014.**

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/05/12/gates-foundation-pours-millions-more-into-common-core/
 * Valerie Strauss, "Gates Foundation Pours Millions More into Common Core," //Answer Sheet// column in //Washington Post,// May 2015.**

//Microsoft VP brags about the sales made as result of Common Core// http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_in_education/archive/2014/03/31/by-margo-day-vice-president-u-s-education-security-manageability-and-common-core-requirements-prompt-california-s-4th-largest-district-to-choose-windows-8-1-devices.aspx
 * Margo Day, "Security, Manageability, and Common Core requirements Prompt California’s 4th Largest District to choose Windows 8.1 Devices," //Microsoft in Education// blog, Mar. 2014.**

//Is NPR's (and PBS's) reporting reli////able or accurate when they are receiving such significant funding from a source with a clear and specific agenda?// http://www.current.org/2014/09/gates-funding-spurs-doubts-over-pubmedias-impartiality-in-education-reporting/
 * Mike Jannsen, "Gates Funding Spurs Doubts Over PubMedia's Impartiality in Education Reporting," //Current.org,// Sep. 2014.**


 * Eric Owens, "Follow the Money: Microsoft's Plan to Cash in on Common Core," //The Daily Caller,// Jul. 2014.**
 * h**ttp://dailycaller.com/2014/07/12/follow-the-money-microsofts-plan-to-cash-in-on-common-core/#ixzz37IRgaD7t//

Part 1: //@http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mercedes-schneider/a-brief-audit-of-bill-gat_b_3837421.html// The above was the first post in what turned out to be a six part series: Part 2: //http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/gates-money-and-common-core-part-ii/// Part 3: //http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/gates-money-and-common-core-part-iii/// Part 4: //http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/gates-money-and-common-core-part-iv/// Part 5: //http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mercedes-schneider/gates-money-and-common-co_3_b_3986424.html// Part 6: //http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/gates-money-and-common-core-part-vi///
 * Dr. Mercedes Schneider, "****A Brief Audit of Bill Gates' Common Core Spending,"** **//Huffington Post// and //Deutsch9// blog, Aug. to Oct. 2013.**

http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/seattle-times-gates-funded-education-lab-blog-experiment/
 * Dr. Mercedes Schneider, "****//Seattle Times'// Gates-funded //Education Lab// Blog Experiment," //Deutsch29// blog, Aug. 2014.**

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/bill-melinda-gates-foundation-common-core
 * AJ Vicens, "Bill Gates Spent More Than $200 Million to Promote Common Core. Here’s Where it Went," //Mother Jones,// Sep. 2014.**

//http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-bill-gates-pulled-off-the-swift-common-core-revolution/2014/06/07/a830e32e-ec34-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html// This post has a connected article, **"The People Behind the Common Core State Standards":** //http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/national/the-people-behind-the-common-core-state-standards/1086///
 * Lyndsey Layton, "How Bill Gates Pulled off the Swift Common Core Revolution,"** //**Washington Post,**// **Jun. 2014.**

//http://dianeravitch.net/2014/07/10/the-excellent-but-dangerous-messaging-of-the-common-core-standards///
 * Diane Ravitch, "The Excellent but Dangerous Messaging of the Common Core Standards,"** **//Diane Ravitch's blog,// Jul. 2014.**

http://dianeravitch.net/2014/08/15/gates-foundation-funds-consumer-reports-for-common-core-resources/
 * Diane Ravitch, "Gates Foundation Funds Consumer Reports for Common Core Resources,"** **//Diane Ravitch's blog,// Aug. 2014.**



http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2014/04/what_will_it_take_to_educate_t.html
 * Anthony Cody, "What will it Take to Educate the Gates Foundation?"** **//EdWeek// blog, Apr. 2014.**

//http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/living-in-dialogue/2014/07/bill_gates_excuse.html//
 * Anthony Cody, "Gates' Excuse for Poor Results of Educational Technology: 'Unmotivated Students',"** **//EdWeek// blog, Jul. 2014.**

//http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/college_guide/blog/maybe_bill_gates_cant_ever_fix_2.php//
 * Daniel Luzer, "Maybe Bill Gates Can't Ever Fix Education,"** **//Washington Monthly,// Jul. 2014.**

//http://www.salon.com/2014/07/07/bill_gates_needs_to_drop_his_common_core_obsession///
 * Michael P. Mazenko, "Bill Gates Needs to Drop His Common Core Obsession,"** **//Salon//, Jul. 2014.**

http://www.montessoriprivateacademy.com/the-difference-between-bill-gates-and-maria-montessori/
 * Jeffrey Katz, "The Difference Between Bill Gates and Maria Montessori," //Montessori Private Academy//, Jul. 2014.**

//After a virtual tour of the Gates Foundation Visitor's Center facility, a very interesting character analysis of Bill Gates is shared.// http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2014/07/going-into-gates-territory.html
 * Peter Greene, "Going into Gates Territory," //Curmudgucation// blog, Jul. 2014.**

http://junkcharts.typepad.com/junk_charts/2011/04/bill-gates-should-hire-a-statistical-advisor.html
 * Kaiser Fung, "Bill Gates should hire a statistical advisor,"** **//Junk Charts// blog, Apr. 2011.**

http://www.livingindialogue.com/new-york-graduation-test-features-stunning-gift-bill-gates/
 * Anthony Cody, "New York Graduation Test Describes “Stunning” Gift of Bill Gates," //Living in Dialogue,// Aug. 2014.**

//Set of three graphic journalistic pieces with scroll-over links for further reading--all three are embedded below.// Source: http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/25644-the-gates-foundation-education-reform-hype-machine-bizarre-inequality-theory
 * Adam Bessie and Dan Carino, "The Gates Foundation Education Reform Hype Machine and** **Bizarre Inequality Theory," //Truth-Out,// Aug. 2014.**

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//Although this article makes no mention of the Gates Foundation's investment in Common Core, it does point out an important ethical deficiency in the Foundation's actions.// http://www.thenation.com/article/181342/how-gates-foundations-investments-are-undermining-its-own-good-works
 * Charles Pillar, "How Gates Foundation Investments are Undermining its Own Good Works," //The Nation,// Aug. 2014.**

http://www.worldausterityreport.net/education/common_core/common_core.html
 * Polly Hughes, "Common Core: What Bill Gates and Walmart Have in Common," //World Austerity Report,// Jul. 2013.**

Responses to Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation

 * ** Educating the Gates Foundation: ** http://www.EducatingTheGatesFoundation.com
 * ** Teachers Letters to Bill Gates: ** http://teachersletterstobillgates.com/
 * **"Emperor Bill Gates" page on Facebook:** https://www.facebook.com/EmperorBillGates

http://teachersletterstobillgates.com/2014/06/01/we-the-undersigned-demand-the-bill-and-melinda-gates-foundation-divest-from-corporate-education-reform/
 * "We, the undersigned, demand the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divest from corporate education reform," //Teachers Letters to Bill Gates// blog, Jun. 2014.**

//Subtitle: Seattle rally puts focus on how what kids need for authentic learning is absent from corporate-driven policies.// http://www.mintpressnews.com/teachers-gates-foundation-stop-pushing-corporate-education-reform/193136/
 * Andrea Germanos, "Teachers To Gates Foundation: Stop Pushing Corporate Education Reform!" //MintPress News,// Jun. 2014.**

Criticisms of Bill Gates and Other Millionaires/Billionaires
media type="youtube" key="x-shockwave" width="560" height="315" //**Dan Dawson on "Learning from the Rich", Massachusetts Teacher Association, Nov. 2014.**//

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/the-plot-against-public-education-111630.html#.VGUQ0PTF9Fs
 * Bob Herbert, "The Plot Against Public Education," //Politico magazine,// Oct. 2014.**