Gates Paying Murdoch For System To Track U.S. Kids' School Progress 182
theodp writes "Discussing U.S. education in his 2012 Annual Letter, Bill Gates notes the importance of 'tools and services [that] have the added benefit of providing amazing visibility into how each individual student is progressing, and generating lots of useful data that teachers can use to improve their own effectiveness.' Well, Bill is certainly putting his millions where his mouth is. The Gates Foundation has ponied up $76.5 million for a controversial student data tracking initiative that's engaged Rupert Murdoch's Wireless Generation to 'build the open software that will allow states to access a shared, performance-driven marketplace of free and premium tools and content.' If you live in CO, IL, NC, NY, MA, LA, GA, or DE, it's coming soon to a public school near you."
Great way to collect unsullied data... (Score:5, Funny)
...give the job to someone well versed in wiretapping.
Re:We should already have this. (Score:2, Funny)
Not that all are bad; I've known some very good teachers, and we lobbied with the Principal to get our children into their classrooms
You're a bunch of bastards for denying the other children the good teachers.