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Founded by Bill and Melinda Gates and is reportedly the largest foundation in the world at $46.8 million

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American lawyer and education administrator who was the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education.

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served from April 2011 to January 2015

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Spent his fellowship year writing a book about the challenge of building a first-rate public school system in the face of modern political dysfunction.

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Began his education career as a first and second grade teacher, and later became an education lawyer and a senior executive at Teach For America

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Appointed to the Tennessee Department of Education in 2011.  Implemented a teacher evaluation system and helped the state rapidly advance  test scores.

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"Our K-12 strategy is driven by a direct focus on schools because that’s where the action of teaching and learning happens. Excellent schools—led by leaders who focus on continuous improvement grounded in data and evidence—are what help students succeed most." -the Gates Foundation website

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former mayor of chicago

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advisor you the clinton administration

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The claims on the website really just say that their strategy is to give teachers more resources. They think learning happens exclusively in schools.

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Supporter of charter schools, increased the number of charter schools from 29 to 71 in one year. He also withheld millions of dollars in funding for the Metropolitan Nashville Public School system fo not authorizing a new charter school.

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Largely in favor of charter schools.

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They want to place an emphasis on Social Emotional Learning

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“We have no noticeable impact after almost 20 years of working in that space,” Gates said. “But we’re committed.”