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K12 Federal Department of Education is for sale.

K12 Federal Department of Education makes money for education vendors.

"Education is a $700 plus billion a year industry," ~ John Walton


What is wrong
with that?

America's system of public schools is a bedrock of the Republic.

K12 Department of Education Business Model Needs To Be Redesigned

Public institutions are provided for the general welfare of our communities NOT the private mercantile interests of its citizens.

Andrew J. Coulson:
"free and competitive markets are superior to state-run school systems in meeting the public's goals."

1915 Declaration of Principles on Academic Freedom and Academic Tenure At the December 1913 meetings of the American Economic Association, the American Political Science Association, and the American Sociological Society, a joint committee of nine faculty members was constituted to consider and report on the questions of academic freedom and academic tenure, so far as these affect university positions in these fields of study. At the December 1914 meeting of these three associations a preliminary report on the subject was presented by the joint committee.
Academic Freedom: the view that university hiring and firing procedures shouldn't dance to the tune of an external constituency is absolutely mainstream and is the core of what academic freedom stands for. Examples help us to understand when academic freedom issues legitimately arise. They arise when the university either allows its professors to appropriate the classroom for non-academic purposes, or allows itself to be bought and become the wholly owned subsidiary of another enterprise.
The invocation of academic freedom is certainly to the point, the controversy at Florida State University over a gift given to the economics department in 2008 by a foundation funded by the ultra-conservative Koch brothers. The gift was given to support the creation of two new appointments. There's nothing untoward about that; it is routine for corporations and foundations to underwrite or augment the funding of faculty appointments. (At Johns Hopkins I held a Kenan chair the support for which came from an oil fortune.) Sometimes the funds are provided without specifying a subject or a discipline; sometimes the gift is more targeted. This gift was very targeted; it was to support the teaching of free-market, anti-regulatory economics.
That's where the trouble begins. Is the foundation funding the study of free-market economics — a perfectly respectable academic subject — or is it mandating that free-market economics be promoted in the classroom? Is it a gift intended to stimulate research the conclusions of which can not be known in advance, or is it a gift intended to amplify a conclusion — free-market economics is good; regulation is bad — the philanthropists have already reached and want to broadcast using Florida State University as a megaphone? If it is the second, Florida State University courts the danger the doctrine of academic freedom was designed to avoid (see the 1915 statement of the then fledgling AAUP), the danger of allowing an outside constituency to take control of academic proceedings and dictate academic decisions.
Evidence that a line may have been crossed is provided by the contract between the foundation and the university. Foundation representatives serve on the search committee and have the power to veto candidates. If the selected professors fail to perform in a manner the foundations approves, it will withdraw its support. This of course means that the foundation in effect monitors and assesses academic performance. On the other side, the faculty has the decisive voice in making appointments; it need not accept the candidates the foundation favors, and in fact the two who were finally hired were not on the foundation's preferred list, although we can presume the foundation did not find them objectionable.

Social Engineers and EducRATS

WALTONS Control School Reform
Since 1983 when A Nation at Risk was published, John Wlaton began to look at K-12 and in dollar terms most of the Waltons' giving has gone toward primary education. The great bulk of that goes to school reform - vouchers and charter schools. School reform is driven by businesspeople, because, they want some of that money. "Education is a $700-plus-billion-a-year industry," John Walton says. "I'm Alice Walton, bitch!" She paid a fine and served no jail time. She is the richest women in the U.S. [teach for america]
http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/ 479-464-1570
The largest single recipient of Walton foundation money in K-12 education has been the Children's Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit organization that John co-founded with Ted Forstmann, the colorful Wall Street buyout artist. More than 62,000 children in 38 cities and towns across the country have received scholarships from CSF. Parents have to pay at least 50% of tuition and children can receive scholarships of up to $1,900 per year. CSF's board is a bipartisan Who's Who, including Trent Lott, Henry Kissinger, Charles Rangel, and Tom Daschle, as well as Wall Street heavies like Julian Robertson and Stanley Druckenmiller and celebrities like Will Smith and Pat Riley. Brother Jim Walton is on the board too.

 

SELLING YOUR CHILDREN'S INFORMATION WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT

A comprehensive documentary record of The Department of Education does not yet exist as an available resource. From Eisenhower to Obama.

There is no constitutional authority for the federal government's involvement in school curriculum, teacher qualifications or spending and studies upon studies have show that public office-holders tend to make decisions that favor those who have helped finance their elections to office.

HOW DO THEY DO THIS?

 

 

K12 Philanthropy that Shapes Education Reform Policy
Undisclosed Stealthy Money used for their own gains.

Americans gave away $217 billion in 2009

 

ONCE A PIRATE
ALWAYS A PIRATE

Wrong Question, Wrong Answer Behind Grass-Roots School Advocacy, Bill Gates
.... For years, Bill Gates focused his education philanthropy on overhauling large schools and opening small ones. His new strategy is more ambitious: overhauling the nation's education policies. To that end, the foundation is financing educators to pose alternatives to union orthodoxies on issues like the seniority system and the use of student test scores to evaluate teachers.
In some cases, Mr. Gates is creating entirely new advocacy groups. The foundation is also paying Harvard-trained data specialists to work inside school districts, not only to crunch numbers but also to change practices. It is bankrolling many of the Washington analysts who interpret education issues for journalists and giving grants to some media organizations.

WHAT DOES BILL GATES KNOW ABOUT IT? THIS RICH MAN NEVER WENT TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN HIS LIFE!
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, attended the Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington.

Does A Higher Ed Degree Get You That Job?

 

Google will not even interview (beyond phone screens) people without a four-year degree. Microsoft has many people without any degree, and it's not a problem,unless you want to work in the Research division or a few other specialized areas. A lot of people have worked at Microsoft for almost seven years with only a high school diploma and got hired "the hard way". They mailed a resume to 1 Microsoft Way in Redmond, had a phone screen with a recruiter, then a phone screen with a manager, survived a whole day of in-person interviews (they even fly you in from the city where you live), and then they hire you, moving your family and all of your belongings to Washington State.
Since the Microsoft layoffs (in 2003) shows that having that
experience on your resume has opened many doors and has also led to several groups willing to bring you back to the company.


A higher level degree buys programming jobs that use higher level math or science. Some examples are machine learning for data mining (really hot right now), computer vision (uses upper level calculus, fourier transforms), computational science, bayesian statistics for "business analytics" or systems design, bioinformatics (algorithms, biology and chemistry, really hot right
now), physics game engines for gaming. There's also higher level math for computer science, such as formal methods to design new architecture for parallel programming or design compilers that take advantage of parallel architectures. This is not to say someone with a BS couldn't do these jobs, but recruiters do look for someone who has a specific skill or at second best enough math/science background to bootstrap in. It matters for government jobs; pay scales are based on degree plus experience, and some jobs have basic requirements of advanced degrees.


Foundations
on the Hill

Council on Foundations

Using Foundations On The Hill

The registration fee for Foundations on the Hill is only $125.00.

Why Attend Foundations on the Hill?

With a new Congress convening in January, it is critical that elected officials hear from their foundation constituents. By attending Foundations on the Hill, you can develop or strengthen your relationships with your members of Congress and share your views on the latest charitable legislation. Peers of Congress are most influenced when constituents from their states or districts advance a cause on behalf of themselves and their national organizations. A meeting in Washington shows an extra level of dedication and commitment to that cause.
Foundations on the Hill is open to trustees, executives and staff of 1) grant making foundations and 2) regional associations of grant makers. While Foundations on the Hill is open to both Council/Forum members or nonmembers, your organization must be eligible to be a member of the Council or Forum. The Council and Forum will provide all of the tools you need to make your meetings successful. Sample meeting request letters, congressional contact information, talking points, issue papers. Council and Forum staff will work to connect you with your regional association's delegation or other foundation representatives from your state. Before your arrival, you can keep up with the latest legislative and regulatory developments affecting foundations by subscribing to the Council's Policy Update. And when you arrive in Washington, DC, you can attend a legislative briefing/training session that will prepare you for your congressional meetings.

Steve Gunderson, President and CEO, Council on Foundations Arlington, VA National nonprofit association of approximately 2,000 grant making foundations and corporations. Follow and Follow Members http://twitter.com/COF_/councilmembers
I believe that our future will be defined less by the partisan makeup of Congress than by a movement in society that is concerned about the size of, and borrowing by, our public sectors. The key question we face is, "What is the role of philanthropy when our governments are both broke and broken?"

Do you have a key contact? Let us know about your relationships with members of Congress so we can contact you in critical and timely situations when it involves your key contact. Public Policy Update:Start building relationships w/ the 112th Congress and write your legislators today! Take action @ contact Chatrane Birbal (703/879-0689)

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ALL ABOUT THE TEA PARTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISMANTLE AND REDSIGN MOVEMENT

K12 Education Philanthropy that Shapes Education Reform Policy

 

In fact the CCC did a better job with literacy than the Department of Education which should have been shut them down in 1945. People realized their gov't jobs were in jeopardy so the department of education mounted a campaign to kill off the CCC and they did. Sadly for America they won the battle - we still have the incompetent department of noneducation.

 

There is a very thin line between an Economist and a Criminal.

 

President Ronald Reagan offered a campaign promise to eliminate the newly created department and continued with the pledge in his State of the Union address. His proposed budget was structured to dismantle the department, but it never happened.

Then Conservative economist Milton Friedman schemed to allow the privatizing of public schools. The government narrative [story] was "forcing them to adopt market forces would make them work better". The real goal was to break the unions, raid the commons and give the half-trillion dollars a year that America spends on education to private corporations. Friedman wanted "limited government" which simply meant removing any government oversight of corporations.

There was no on left in government to protect the interests of the people, of the commonwealth, from the endless greed of corporations. President George W. Bush's budget offered huge increases in federal education spending and his whole family made lots and lots of money.

|FINANCIAL LITERACY|

"The Mores
of Commerce"

 

 

Who Are The Educates? The players who set Policy.

|FINANCIAL LITERACY| The Department of Education is still run by the EduCRATS

They are the Same Foundations during 1920, 1950, and are now involved with launching the Department of Education Foundation Registry i3 funding incubators.

Bill Gates, and Arne Duncun in 2010 push "privatization" and In politics, money talks when large amounts are given to campaign funds.

Creativity is the least important,
most important attribute and totally absent
in Federal Department of Education. ~ Karen Ellis

 

Who has smarter children the USA or CHINA?

Larry Ellison (June 2004): Steve Jobs is the most brilliant person in our industry, and what is most remarkable about Steve, I think, is his incredible aesthetic sense. He has the mind of an engineer and the heart of an artist — that's a very unusual combination, an enormous advantage when you do consumer products.

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Look at the iPod... I think the iPod is a beautiful design and I think the iMac is a brilliant design. He's done a tremendous amount of innovation on the integration of hardware design and software design. [ THE APPLE DESIGN PROCESS ]


Bill Gates knows what it takes to make money.
What does Bill Gates know about Education?

BILL GATES DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE!
STEVE JOBS DROPPED OUT OF COLLEGE
NOT EVERYONE NEEDS COLLEGE

Bill Gates (May 2007): …We build the products that we want to use ourselves. And so he's [Steve Jobs] really pursued that with incredible taste and elegance that has had a huge impact on the industry. And his ability to always come around and figure out where that next bet should be has been phenomenal. Apple literally was failing when Steve went back and re-infused the innovation and risk- taking that have been phenomenal.


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This agenda does not focus on anything to do with education and all to do with making money.

TBG Digital CEO Simon Mansell tells me that the CPM rise indicates that “Facebook has done a good job growing the money it makes from ads”. Sponsored Stories have been a particular success. These social ads which promote the interactions of a user’s friends with brands attract up to 46% higher click through rates. This allows Facebook to earn more money while offering a lower cost per click because it doesn’t have to show an ad as many times to get a click, and can sell that real estate elsewhere http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/16/facebook-advertising-report/ .

Why You Can Lobby
Foundation officials often believe they can not participate in Foundations on the Hill or District Days because the law does not permit them to lobby.

While Congress has placed restrictions on foundations in terms of lobbying for legislation, this does not mean that grant makers cannot speak to an elected official. Foundations are also allowed to lobby directly on "self-defense" issues - issues that might affect the foundation's existence, powers, duties, exempt status, etc. The Council and the Forum encourage foundations to build relationships with congressional offices by educating them about the value of foundations. Many members of Congress and their staff are unaware of the role foundations play in their districts. Foundations on the Hill and District Days are great opportunities to explain your foundation's mission and work and to demonstrate its importance to your lawmaker's constituents. Below are some additional resources on relationship building and the exceptions to the lobbying restrictions.

Top 10 Ways Private Foundations Can Influence Public Policy

How The Teaparty Does It.

What the Law Allows
Troyer, Thomas A. and Robert A. Boisture. Caplin and Drysdale Foundation News and Commentary, Volume 38. No. 3, May/June 1997.

COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS THE WASHINGTON ROAD FOR LOBBIESTS

FOUNDATIONS ON THE HILL: LOBBYING PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS VS. PUBLIC CHARITIES

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