] The most blunt assessment came from Microsoft chief Bill
] Gates, who has put more than $700 million into reducing
] the size of high school classes through the foundation
] formed by him and his wife, Melinda. He said high schools
] must be redesigned to prepare every student for college,
] with classes that are rigorous and relevant to kids and
] with supportive relationships for children. (MSNBC is a
] joint venture of Microsoft and NBC.)
]
] Americas high schools are obsolete,� Gates said.
] By obsolete, I dont just mean that theyre
] broken, flawed or underfunded, though a case could be
] made for every one of those points. By obsolete, I mean
] our high schools — even when theyre working as
] designed — cannot teach all our students what they need
] to know today.

MSNBC - Summit told U.S. high schools 'obsolete'