| We've seen over and over again that the
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| | performance-based education, Bill Gates
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| current political atmosphere is one of
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| | told congress that the education system
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| accountability and transparency: this is
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| | of the united states still needs to
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| just as apparent in Education as it is in
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| | address fundamental problems in k-12
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| the debate over the appropriation of
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| | education . In an effort to double the
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| earmarked funds. As a result of the push
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| | high school graduation rate, Gates is
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| towards a measurable pedagogic system,
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| | offering incentives for students to study
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| the Department of Education increased the
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| | math and science. In a much quoted sound
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| qualifying questions on its annual survey
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| | bite, Gates stated: "We cannot sustain an
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| of colleges. However, by attempting to
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| | economy based on innovation unless our
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| gather more comprehensive information on
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| | citizens are educated in math, science,
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| student performance at specific
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| | and engineering." Gates also noted two
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| colleges, it seems that the Department of
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| | interesting things:
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| Education has ruffled a few feathers.
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| | * About 30% of 9th graders do not
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| Because the pointed questions brought on
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| | graduate high school on time
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| such an enormous backlash, Grover
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| | * Microsoft has been unable to fill about
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| Whitehurst, (director of the Ed. Dept's
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| | 3,000 tech related jobs in the USA due to
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| Institute of Education Sciences) said
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| | a shortage of Workers
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| that the Department will likely edit the
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| | The adjective "lackluster" that Gates
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| survey, and will probably remove a
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| | applied to the countries public schools,
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| question that asks whether colleges used
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| | sounds a great deal like Mike Bloomberg's
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| specific student-learning assessments
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| | Wall Street Journal editorial from
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| and, if they did, to provide access to
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| | December 14th, "Flabby, Inefficient,
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| the results.
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| | Outdated".
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| As performance-based education is still
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| | Increasingly, performance markers are
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| the exception rather than the rule, it is
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| | being sought and implemented in public
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| not surprising that a request for this
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| | education; these top news stories testify
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| type of "proprietary" information was
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| | to that.
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| received so critically.
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| | -Sources
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| In a separate story that places just as
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| | Associated Press; "Gates Voices Concerns
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| much, if not more emphasis on
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| | about U.S.
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