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20 Dropouts Who Are Changing The World
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Read up on any new millionaire or billionaire and it seems they have the same story: come up with a good idea, drop out of school to develop it, cash in. It seems that innovators all have had to drop out of college (or high school) in order to have the time to make their dreams a reality.
Why is that? Isn't school supposed to be a nurturing atmosphere that allows for innovative people to flourish?
Bill Gates Discusses Education At TED In This Must-See Video
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Bill Gates spent his annual talk at this week's TED event talking about one of the most important issues in America today: education. Not only did he discuss education, he tied in budget issues, where education stand...
Harvard's Online and Free Class: The Future of Education?
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Bill Gates just wrapped up his speech here at Harvard's Sanders Theatre and he referenced a tremendous online site that could be the future of education. 'Justice with Michael Sandel' is put together by Harvard Univer...
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Online Education: Is It Right For You? [Infographic]
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The popularity of online education is growing at a steady clip. Whether it's due to the weak economy, quality of online tools, or the price difference... online schools can't (and shouldn't) be ignored.
The Gates Foundation Makes Unprecedented Investment In 'Facebook For Higher Education'
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[caption id="attachment_6841" align="alignright" width="274" caption="Inigral CEO Michael Staton with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg"][/caption] The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation just made an unprecedented invest...
Holy Cow: Khan Academy Now Seeing 3.5 Million Users Per Month
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Sal Khan just announced some staggering new statistics. Are they incredible? Yes. Surprising? Not really. Khan Academy is a terrific resource and has been growing for a reason.
12 TED Talks Worth Seeing Right Now
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It's that time of year again. Time for TED. The big event is happening this week in California and there's lots of TED speakers from years past that you should check out. Some of the best videos are below. From J.J....
Bill Gates Speaks At TED About A Knowledge Revolution
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It's TED time (watch some great TED vids here) and Bill Gates is using his time this year to talk about education. He typically speaks about the work his Foundation has been doing in global health, development, and be...
New ‘TED Talks Education’ Brings Big Names And Big Ideas
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Sir Ken Robinson, Bill Gates, Geoffrey Canada and more take on big topics in the all-new TED Talks Education. Full feature presentation is here.
Bill Gates Goes Back To School
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Bill Gates is headed back to school. From April 19-21, he will be touring five college campuses across the country. Luckily, one of those campuses is Harvard (his alma mater) and we'll be there to share the experience...
Bill Gates Visiting Harvard and MIT [VIDEO]
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You can watch the live stream right on EduDemic. The talk is taking place at Harvard University at Sanders Theatre from 3:00PM - 4:00PM EST. Live broadcast should begin around 2:45PM EST: What's Happening: As we...
Why Schools Should Embrace Gaming Technology
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The current structure of our public school system has lead us to a point where both students and teachers are under-performing, and technology will need to play a major role in reinvigorating our schools. Joel Klei...
Bill Gates: Choose A Different Path To Fortune and Fame
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Bill Gates has wrapped up his tour of colleges in the U.S. On his five-college three-day tour, he urged undergraduates to seek out opportunities like Teach For America and other paths that may not be as immediately ...
Microsoft Taps Next Generation For Ideas at Imagine Cup
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The always innovative Microsoft is turning to the next generation for inspiration. The company sponsored U.S. Imagine Cup 2010, a contest with the sole purpose encouraging (and rewarding) innovation with Microsoft pro...
How Bill Gates Thinks You Make Great Teachers
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Bill and Melinda Gates have set their sights on education over the last few years and have thrown plenty of money into funding new and exciting tools for teachers. But what does Bill actually think it takes to make a great teacher?
Where The Billions Go: Bill Gates On Why He Invests In Education
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Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and professional worldwide mosquito-killer, has a simple new post up today on his blog GatesNotes. In it, he describes the effects some of his billions of dollars in investment in scho...
