@BakerB raised an interesting question about the Gates Foundation, and it led to this:
Gates Foundation outcomes are worse than I ever imagined:
https://www.educationviews.org/bill-gates-and-his-failed-education-initiatives/
How did this go on for so long?
Due to lack of oversight, now there are new problems that will require years of effort and more funds to fix. Of course, the folks who profited from all this aren’t concerned about any of that. 
