Microsoft's Class Action
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| Across the country, talent-hungry corporations are trying to save our
| struggling public schools. Are they creating smarter kids--or a fleet of
| drones?
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http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/118/microsofts-class-action.html
It doesn't appear to be working too well. See below.
Related:
Principal Resigns at Phila.'s School of the Future
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| District officials admit to being taken by surprise last month, when Shirley
| Grover announced her resignation for personal reasons as principal of the
| Microsoft-backed High School of the Future.
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http://www.kyw1060.com/pages/798387.php?contentType=4&contentId=789006
Gates demands better schools as Gates-backed school closes
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| But just before the Gates editorial appeared, word broke that one of
| the hi-tech schools in the heart of Silicon Valley will be shut down
| because of a lack of funding and students.
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| The board of directors behind the High Tech High in Redwood City
| -- the home of Oracle -- last week voted unanimously to mothball
| the school less than two years after it opened.
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| [...]
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| Parents and students broke down in tears during a meeting about the
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
| school, saying they were promised a five-year commitment to keep the
| project going.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/27/gates_school/
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