Philanthropist strives to reform schools

May 30, 2007
Eli Broad commits millions to improving education.

Can billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad succeed in his campaign to help America's schools shed years of bad management practices and avoid the pitfalls of divisive community politics? He and his wife, Edythe, have committed more than $250 million to school improvement projects since 1999.

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