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Kids are falling through the cracks and nobody notices it. That to me is what's wrong with the school system.

Melinda Gates

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Melinda Gates
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: August 15
Businessperson
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Dallas
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Melinda Ann French
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Melinda Ann Gates
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