Hillsborough County Schools Awarded Historic Grant to Support Effective Teaching and Raise Student Achievement

TAMPA, Fla. -- Hillsborough County Public Schools is launching a groundbreaking initiative to support effective teaching and raise student achievement with support from an Intensive Partnership grant funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Today in Seattle, the Gates Foundation announced that Hillsborough was awarded the major grant after a competitive application process. Also receiving grant awards are two other school districts (Memphis City Schools and Pittsburgh Public Schools), and a coalition of five public charter school management organizations in Los Angeles called The College-Ready Promise.

To read the full press release, visit the Hillsborough County Public Schools web site.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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