Follow the money: how foundation dollars change public school politics

Introduction: the boardroom progressives

Accountability, markets, and the philanthropic agenda

Following the money from foundations to urban school districts

From Annenberg to Gates: education reform in New York City and Los Angeles, 1990-2005

A shadow bureaucracy: foundation dollars and New York City school reform

Deliberative decentralization: foundation dollars and Los Angeles school reform

Conclusions and implications

Appendix A: top 15 grant-makers to K-12 education, 2000 and 2005

Appendix B: grant recipient categories

Appendix C: explanation of data

Appendix D: surveys.