School of the Future

When Schools Get in the Way of Education

Susan Sawyers | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Sawyers

Wendy Kopp sat down Tuesday night with writer Malcolm Gladwell at the New York Public Library, to talk about education as a way to overcome poverty.

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Open Letter to Bill Gates from a Public School Parent

Sue Peters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sue Peters

As a parent with children in public schools, as someone who is the product of both private and public schools and an international education, I hope Bill Gates will consider my thoughts.

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IBM To Fund Tech-Savvy New York Public School

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Bloomberg announced Monday that the City University of New York and IBM will team up to open a school, grades nine through 14, that will guarant...

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