{"id":979,"date":"2007-04-25T09:15:46","date_gmt":"2007-04-25T14:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/studytools.psych.und.nodak.edu\/wordpress\/?p=979"},"modified":"2007-04-25T09:15:46","modified_gmt":"2007-04-25T14:15:46","slug":"billionaires-intend-to-force-ed-into-the-08-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/25\/billionaires-intend-to-force-ed-into-the-08-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaires Intend to Force Ed Into the &#8217;08 Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/04\/25\/education\/25schools.html\">NYTimes<\/a> reports that Bill Gates and Eli Brand (prodigious contributors to educational causes) are going to invest heavily to make certain educational issues receive considerable attention in the 2008 political races. According to the article, the philanthropists feel giving money directly to schools cannot achieve their goals unless educational change become public and political priories.<\/p>\n<p>The article indicates three issues will dominate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0a call for stronger, more consistent curriculum standards nationwide;<\/li>\n<li>lengthening the school day and year; and<\/li>\n<li>improving teacher quality through merit pay and other measures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Look for the phrases &#8220;Ed in &#8217;08&#8221; or &#8220;Strong American Schools&#8221; (I could locate only one blog as of this date).<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_979\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"979\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NYTimes reports that Bill Gates and Eli Brand (prodigious contributors to educational causes) are going to invest heavily to make certain educational issues receive considerable attention in the 2008 political races. 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