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High Expectations

Seven Studies in Education Philanthropy

John Barry Peter Frumkin Joe Williams Leslie Lenkowsky Lew Solomon Paul T. Hill Margaret Raymond Emily Spencer Bruno V. Manno
12.1.2001
12.1.2001

The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation asked experts to share their knowledge and ideas on topics related to effective education philanthropy. Here are seven papers that answer some of philanthropists' most important questions in the education reform arena.


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John Barry
Peter Frumkin
Joe Williams
Leslie Lenkowsky
Lew Solomon

Paul T. Hill is the founder of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Washington Bothell.

Margaret Raymond
Emily Spencer

Bruno V. Manno is a Senior Advisor at the Progressive Policy Institute. He previously worked as Senior Advisor to the Walton Family Foundation's K-12 Education Reform Initiative and Senior Program Associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland.

Prior to his appointment with the Hudson Institute, Dr. Manno was Assistant Secretary of Education for Policy and Planning in the United States…

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