Not so fast: Barbara and Pitt Hyde say recent breakthroughs in TN’s education were years in the making

11/27/2013 |
Barbara and Pitt Hyde | giving at home | giving more than money | k-12 | philanthropy accomplishments | philanthropy success stories | timeline for results | using time and influence | working with government

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With recent grants from the Gates Foundation and Race to the Top, Memphis and Tennessee have each been dubbed “an overnight success.” But 20 years earlier, Pitt Hyde was there, walking the halls of the Statehouse, trying to make things happen.
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