Bill Gates' outsize influence on educational policy

EPISODE SUMMARY

Leonie interviews Tim Schwab, the author of an important new book “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire,” about Bill Gates' profound impact on education policy in NYC and nationwide.

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Tim Schwab, The Bill Gates Problem:  Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire

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