Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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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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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That's Microsoft. Promise 5...deliver 2. Then cut and run.
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