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Bill Gates And His Silver Bullet
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- 11-20-08
- Daily EducationNews, K-12
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Diane Ravitch
On schools, there are no quick fixes. Back in 2000, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had a big idea about how to fix the problems of American education. Break up large high schools and turn them into small schools and "small learning communities" of 400 or fewer students.
On schools, there are no quick fixes. Back in 2000, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had a big idea about how to fix the problems of American education. Break up large high schools and turn them into small schools and "small learning communities" of 400 or fewer students.
We Shouldn't Pay Kids To Learn
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- 10-19-08
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Diane Ravitch
In India, students compete for admission into cram schools, where they study intensively in order to compete for admission into India's highly regarded technology colleges. Their families pay as much as $1,500 a year for this opportunity, which, for many, is a great hardship. In Korea and Japan, students attend after-school classes to boost their chances for college admission.
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