Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Philanthropies is the charitable foundation of Michael Bloomberg.

It is focused on five policy areas: the environment, public health, the arts, government innovation and education.

Lobbying for corporate education reform

Bloomberg Philanthropies, under the Bloomberg Education Policy Initiative, is lobbying for reform of America's education system. It also donates money to pro-reform political candidates.

It supports changes in the following areas:

• 'Educational Leadership'

Lobbying to change Louisiana’s State Board of Education

Bloomberg Philanthropies states:

'The 2011 elections represented a rare opportunity to transform Louisiana’s State Board of Education and catalyze efforts to enact impactful education reforms in the state.'

Bloomberg's money:

• Helped create a pro-education reform majority on Louisiana’s Board of Education, by personally supporting candidates running for seats on the Board 'who were dedicated to advancing student outcomes through strong policy.'
• with these reformers, including Stand for Children, 'went on to create and pass teacher quality provisions as part of a comprehensive education reform bill, which includes teacher quality and school choice provisions.'
• ensured that New Orleans continues to progress on nationally significant reforms while complementing Louisiana’s new statewide reforms, by supporting candidates running for seats on the Orleans Parish School Board in November 2012.

Affiliations

• Foundation for Excellence in Education, donor to.

Contacts

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