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15/10/201014/10/2010

Bill Gates Announces $20 Million Program to Expand Educational Technology

Arguing that we need to do a better job not just ensuring access to quality higher education, but helping students actually graduate from college, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have announced the Next Generation Learning Challenges initiative.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/bill_gates_announces_20_million_program_to_expand.php

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01/10/201029/09/2010

Bill Gates on what’s wrong with public schools

Gates appears in the new documentary Waiting for “Superman,” a powerful indictment of the U.S. education system, it features educators running the innovative Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) schools, and follows families desperate to get their children into high-performing charter

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22/01/201008/07/2010

Bill Gates Surpasses 100,000 Twitter Followers in 8 Hours

Eight hours ago, Microsoft founder Bill Gates joined Twitter. Five hours ago, Twitter’s Caroline Mizumoto tweeted about it. And moments ago, @BillGates broke 100,000 Twitter followers.

http://mashable.com/2010/01/19/bill-gates-100000/…