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Bill Gates

What Bill Gates thinks about education

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Co-founder of Microsoft and of the Gates Foundation. Writes Gates Notes on global health, energy and climate, and on whatever they have been reading.

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  1. Our readingThe most critical change for US K-12 education is well-funded, high-quality teacher feedback systems that teachers trust

    America

    Their wordsI think the most critical change we can make in U.S. K-12 education is to create teacher feedback systems like the one in Eagle County that are properly funded, high quality, and trusted by teachers.

    ↗2013 Annual Letter: Measuring Progressgatesfoundation.org 4th of 4 in this piece

  3. Our readingRich governments need to spend more on research and development, and health and education need better measurement

    innovation

    Their wordsAlthough innovation is unpredictable, there is a lot that governments, private companies, and foundations can do to accelerate it. Rich governments need to spend more on research and development, for instance, and we need better measurement systems in health and education to determine what works.

    ↗2010 Annual Lettergatesfoundation.org 2nd of 4 in this piece

  5. Our readingOnline education should aim for at least one great course per subject rather than many mediocre ones

    Their wordsWe should focus on having at least one great course online for each subject rather than lots of mediocre courses.

    ↗2010 Annual Lettergatesfoundation.org 4th of 4 in this piece

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