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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Stan Katz Discusses Outsourcing Education Policy to Philanthropy - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.

Stan Katz Discusses Outsourcing Education Policy to Philanthropy - NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly - Promoting an active an engaged democracy.: March 25, 2012; Source: Chronicle of Higher Education

One of the pleasures for all of us associated with the NPQ Newswire is our role in helping readers connect with the best thinking—and best thinkers—in the nonprofit sector. Princeton’s Stan Katz has long been an observer of philanthropy who is worth listening to for his balanced, nuanced analysis and critique. In this article, Katz questions the influence and impact of the “megafoundation” in education policy and more broadly.