MAY 24, 2010 Marguerite Roza Joins the Foundation as Senior Data and Economic Advisor for the U.S. Program's Education Work | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Roza to help inform education investments through innovative evidence-based research
APRIL 29, 2010 12 Major Foundations Commit $500 Million to Education Innovation in Concert with U.S. Department of Education's $650 Million "Investing in Innovation" Fund | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Private foundations also launch online registry to help schools and programs access funds
APRIL 20, 2010 Foundation Giving $110 Million to Transform Remedial Education | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Investments target the 60 percent of community college students that need academic catch-up
MARCH 18, 2010 Low Hispanic College Graduation Rates Threaten U.S. Attainment Goals | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Hispanic students generally graduate at lower rates than their white peers, even among schools with similar admissions standards
MARCH 08, 2010 Academy for College Excellence Receives Grant to Expand Program for Under-prepared Students | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation APTOS, Calif -- The Cabrillo College Foundation (CCF) today announced more than $3.6 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to expand the college’s Academy for College Excellence (formerly the Digital Bridge Academy) for under-prepared college students. The program is designed to bridge the gap in education for young adults who are not typically encouraged to aim for college.
MARCH 02, 2010 17 States Pledge to Significantly Increase College Completion by 2020 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Major national foundations join forces to make college completion a national imperative
FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Employers and Higher Education Community Team Up to Support College Completion | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation These employer-education partnerships are part of the Gates Foundation’s efforts to double the number of low-income students who earn a postsecondary degree or credential by age 26. Reversing the nation’s low college completion rate will take solutions that target low-income student-workers who are most likely to confront the obstacles and financial hardships that prevent them from earning a degree or credential.
FEBRUARY 22, 2010 Univision Launches National Campaign to Promote Hispanic Academic Achievement and College Readiness, Access, and Completion | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ‘Es El Momento’ (The Moment is Now) Campaign to leverage all of Univision’s media platforms Multi-million dollar initiative to partner with community-based organizations to reach Parents, Students and the Broader Community to Foster a College-Bound Culture