THE BROAD FOUNDATION:
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Apr 29, 2013 - Yet a small but growing band of critics say his Broad Foundation could actually destroy the kind of schools he's trying to save - the public ...
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6 days ago - Posts about Broad Foundation written by dianerav. ... That power has unnerved some critics, but Mr. Broad doesn't appear to mind playing a ...
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Jun 10, 2011 - Criticism Grows Louder as Broad Superintendent Academy Expands Influence. As alumni of the Los Angeles-based Broad Superintendents ...
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Mar 31, 2013 - Posts about Broad Foundation: The “Underground Department of Education” written by seattleducation2011 and Kristin.
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Apr 19, 2011 - The Edythe and Eli Broad Foundation engages in venture .... has been criticized for not identifying his involvement in a consulting firm which ...
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May 6, 2013 - The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation (rhymes with road) is a ... raised in Ann Arbor and has been a lightning rod for criticism in the New York ...
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Occupation, Founder, The Broad Foundations; Co-founder, KB Home; ... The Broad Foundations, which include The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and The
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The smallest of the Big Three,* the Broad Foundation, gets its largest return on ... leftists, consider it unseemly, even churlish, to criticize the Gates Foundation.
11. List of "Strategic Planning Retreat Participants" September 15, 2003
People who align themselves with an educational foundation are nine times out of ten surely supporters of the socialist agenda. In case one is not adept at spotting leftist, liberal wack-o's, let me be the first to point out that this bunch all qualify for the attribution. Also notice the preponderance of those living in California! Recently we all saw the product of their efforts over the last fifteen years: their California Crybabies looked very foolish when they realized the dole had just been cut off on November 8th! [MM]
Arlene Ackerman, Superintendent, San Francisco Unified School District
Richard C. Atkinson, President, University of California
Alan Bersin, Superintendent, San Diego Schools
Dominic Brewer, Director, RAND Education
Dennis Chaconas, Superintendent, Oakland Unified School District
Robert Chase, former President, National Education Association
Rudolph F. Crew, Director, The Stupski Foundation
John Danielson, Chief of Staff, U. S. Department of Education
Chester Finn, President, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Patrica Harvey, Superintendent, St. Paul Public Schools
Genethia Hudley Hayes, Board Member, LA Unified School District
David Hornbeck, Founder, Good Schools Pennsylvania
James Hunt, former Governor, State of North Carolina
Nancy Ichinaga, Member, California State Board of Education
Joel Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Wendy Kopp, President, Teach for America
Robin Kramer, Senior Fellow, California Community Foundation
Diana Lam, Superintendent, Providence Public Schools
Arthur Levine, President, Columbia University Teachers College
Tom Luce, Chairman, National Center for Educational Accountability and former gubernatorial candidate in Texas
Joe Lucente, Board President, CA Network of Educational Charters
Don McAdams, Executive Director, Center for Reform of School Systems
Richard L. McCormick, President, University of Washington
Theodore Mitchell, President, Occidental College
Barry Munitz, President and Chief Executive Officer, J. Paul Getty Trust
Mark Murray, President, Grand Valley State University
Joseph Olchefske, Superintendent, Seattly Public Schools
Ron Ottinger, Board Member, San Diego City Schools
William Ouchi, Professor, The Anderson School at UCLA
Roderick R. Paige, United States Secretary of Education
Tim Quinn, President, Michigan Leadership Institute
Richard Riordan, Former Mayor, City of Los Angeles
Nancy Daly-Riordan, Children's Rights Activist
Waldemar "Bill" Rojas, Former Superintendent, Dallas Public Schools
Steven Sample, President, University of Southern California
Jay Schenirer, Board Member, Sacramento City Unified School District
Jon Schnur, CEO, New Leaders for New Schools
William Siart, President, ExED LLC
Kim Smith, President, New Leaders for New Schools
Glen Tripp, President Galileo Educational Services
Adam Urbanski, President, Rochester Teachers Association
Michael Usdan, Senior Advisor, Institute for Educational Leadership
Carolyn Webb de Macias, Senior Associate Provost, USC
Randi Weingarten, President, United Federation of Teachers
Caprice Young, Board President, Los Angeles Unified School District
THE BROAD FOUNDATION
Sometimes parents and taxpayers don't understand the "foundation movement." Usually I think foundations are tax dodges for the wealthy. It allows them to keep from paying taxes on their income like the rest of us and instead set up foundations (which pay officers of them handsomely most of the time), and then spend their money meddling in the affairs and activities of others. Katy school board member Henry Dibrell was such an officer (Amobi Okoye Foundation) although I don't think he was paid handsomely judging by his comments on the matter. Brian Michalsky is also aligned with the Cotton Foundation "sitting on its advisory board."
In my opinion, foundations are tax dodges for the wealthy. Probably the only way to stop them is for everyone to have one! Ask your tax accountant to look into creating one for you!
Such is the Broad Foundation. Eli Broad founded KB Homes. Houston ISD has won the "Broad Prize" again (http://www.chron.com/default/article/Houston-public-schools-win-550-000-scholarships-4842938.php), and they are bragging about it in press releases.
My objection to this foundation is the same as my objections to all foundations. Just because they have the money, they are allowed to dictate policy which, in my opinion, circumvents the governments and other organizations that are set up to serve the public. I don't think it is fair or right what they do even when it is charitable work. Their interventions always have strings attached or are done for the aggrandizement of the owner(s) of the foundation.
Check out these links found on Google regarding this foundation: