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Bill Gates Talks MET, Teacher Effectiveness - Teacher Beat - Education Week

Bill Gates Talks MET, Teacher Effectiveness - Teacher Beat - Education Week

Bill Gates Talks MET, Teacher Effectiveness

Whether you love or hate the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's work in education, it has become an influential part of the education policy world, specifically in discussions about teacher quality.

Some time ago, I interviewed Bill Gates while at the American Federation of Teachers conference, where he had come to address the union's delegates. We spoke about the foundation's $500 million Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching project and the $45 million Measures of Effective Teaching study.

I apologize to all for taking so long to transcribe this for you, but a funny thing happened on my way to the keyboard, and I got immersed in a special project.

Note that this interview took place before the preliminary MET results came out. You'll recall that they found