Bill Gates: School reform that works

By Bill Gates | Wednesday, January 28, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…Every year, 1 million kids drop out of high school. Only 71 percent of kids graduate from high school within four years, and for minorities, the numbers are even worse — 58 percent for Hispanics and 55 percent for African Americans. . . . The federal No Child Left Behind Act isn’t perfect, but it has forced us to look at each school’s results and realize how poorly we are doing overall. It surprises me that more parents are not upset about the education their own kids are receiving….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/27/AR2009012702674_pf.html

 

 

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