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National PTA to Mobilize Parents for Common Core Standards – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CHICAGO — – National PTA is positioning itself as a key player at the front line of education reform. The association today announced a new three-year effort to mobilize parents…
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New Support for Public Libraries to Help Provide Broadband Access for More Americans – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today committed nearly $3.4 million in grants to bolster Internet connections for libraries in five…
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MIT & UC Berkley Economists Study Technology and African Farmers – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Economists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of California, Berkeley, today announced a collaboration that could help chart a pathway out of poverty…
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AFT Congratulates Recipients of Gates Foundation Grants – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WASHINGTON — The American Federation of Teachers welcomes the unprecedented support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for efforts to improve teaching and learning through grants totaling $290 million…
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Foundation Commits $335 Million to Promote Effective Teaching and Raise Student Achievement – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that it will invest $335 million to support effective teaching as a means…
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Board Authorizes Acceptance of $40 Million Grant to Support District’s Plan for Empowering Effective Teachers in Pittsburgh Public Schools – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
PITTSBURGH — At a Special Legislative Meeting this evening, the Board overwhelmingly voted to accept a $40 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, with eight votes in…
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$90 Million Grant to Fund Teacher Effectiveness Initiative: Empowering Teachers for Student Success – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners approved an Intensive Partnership grant of $90 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to fund the Teacher Effectiveness…
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Hillsborough County Schools Awarded Grant to Support Effective Teaching and Raise Student Achievement – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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…
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Statement on Dr. Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator-Designate – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] The selection of Dr. Rajiv Shah as the next administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) demonstrates a commitment to…
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Five California Public Charter Networks Receive $60 Million to Promote Effective Teaching and Prepare More Students to Succeed in College – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
LOS ANGELES — A coalition of five California public charter management organizations will receive $60 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase effective teaching so that more…
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