Billionaires Learn Giving Is Only a Start - NYT

“BILL GATES: The Real Secretary of Education,” ran a recent headline on the state of education reform in America, prompted by the unhappiness of teachers’ unions about the growing influence of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Washington, D.C.. This reflects a new phase in the development of this generation of megadonors, in which the success or failure of their philanthropic agendas may be determined by their ability to master the dark arts of politics.