Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what’s wrong with the school system.
MELINDA GATESEveryone agrees that the failure of our high schools is tragic. It’s bad business, and it’s bad policy. But we act as if it can’t be helped. It can be helped. We designed these high schools; we can redesign them.
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We set out what’s going to be our work time versus our foundation time versus family time, and we’ll reassess that… sometimes every week.
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I care much more about saving the lives of mothers and babies than I do about a fancy museum somewhere.
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Women speaking up for themselves and for those around them is the strongest force we have to change the world.
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Deep human connection is … the purpose and the result of a meaningful life – and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.
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Philanthropy is not about the money. It’s about using whatever resources you have at your fingertips and applying them to improving the world.
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Around the world we have girls in primary school at about the same rate now as boys, but keeping them in quality secondary schools is where the world is lagging. I’m seeing a lot of countries look at this now.
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After a number of years dating, we decided we were good partners.
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That’s universal – we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what’s not universal is our ability to provide every good thing.
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All lives have an equal value.
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Government funding that’s coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in the developing world. It’s really palpable – it’s making a huge difference saving lives.
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I learn in a different way. I learn experientially.
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We look in our own backyard and say, ‘How do we help at-risk families, at risk youth? How do we think through some of the problems affecting the Pacific Northwest and make some change there?’
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If we don’t empower women, we don’t allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.
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It’s important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams.
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My undergraduate work was in computer science and economics. It just happened to be at that time when 34 percent of computer-science majors were women. We didn’t realize it was at the peak at the time.
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