Bill Reflects On Our Education Work and Looks to the Future

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At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we’ve learned from our partners and the field that excellent schools are what help students succeed most. At the Council of the Great City Schools’ 61st Annual Fall Conference, themed “Advancing the State of Urban Education,” co-chair Bill Gates shared how this learning has inspired the foundation to build on previous investments to drive the next chapter of our work in education in the U.S.

 

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Our co-chair Bill Gates reflects on our work in education—where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and where we’re headed.

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