Gates Says Schools Need to Get Creative, Improve

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SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Monday that the U.S. higher education system is the envy of the world but primary and secondary schools are failing to get students ready for college.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Gates said the experience of being a parent of three kids -- ages 10, 7 and 4 -- has led him to spend more time thinking about schools.

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Gates Says Schools Need to Get Creative, Improve

His fifth-grade daughter doesn't ask for help with her homework but she does e-mail tests to her dad from her tablet PC, Gates said.

"I'm willing to help with homework. My kids have so ...

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