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Bill Gates: Poverty not excuse for no education
- 07-29-2011
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NPR
Microsoft founder Bill Gates told the National Urban League on Thursday that a child's success should not depend on the race or income of parents and that poverty cannot be an excuse for a poor education. Gates said shifting the emphasis to education helps in the battle against poverty. "Let me acknowledge that I don't understand in a personal way the challenges that poverty creates for families, and schools and teachers," the billionaire said at the civil rights group's annual convention. "I don't ever want to minimize it. Poverty is a terrible obstacle. But we can't let it be an excuse." (more...)
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