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Expanded Global Libraries Initiative Increases Access to Information by Helping Public Libraries Provide Free Internet Services and Training
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced grants to three countries totaling $17.5 million to help ensure that people in Botswana, Latvia,…
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American Libraries Association Research Will Help Increase Participation in E-Rate Program and Improve Library Connectivity
Andy BridgesAmerican Libraries AssociationPhone: 202.628.8410 WASHINGTON — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) of the American Library Association (ALA) $375,000 to study…
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New Investment to Expand Communities In Schools’ Network of Non-Traditional High Schools, Serving the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Students
Deborah Veney RobinsonCommunities In SchoolsPhone: 703.518.2545 MARIETTA, Ga. — Communities In Schools (CIS) today announced a $9.9 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand its network of…
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New Investment for Bellevue School District will Create K-12 Curriculum Web Site to Serve as Statewide and Nationwide Model
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Bellevue Schools Foundation (BSF) has been awarded a $1.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a Web-based curriculum to improve student…
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New Investment Expands Envision Schools to Create More Opportunities for Underserved Students in California
Jeri Howland Envision Schools Phone: 415.348.9955, ext. 105 Email: [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO — Envision Schools’ staff, parents, and students today announced a new $6.9 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to…
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Major New Investment in Austin School District – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Austin School District Office of Communications Phone: 512.414.2414 Lori Johnston Michael & Susan Dell FoundationPhone: 512.329.0799, x154 AUSTIN, Texas — Austin School District Superintendent Dr. Pat Forgione today announced a…
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New $15 Million Investment to Expand California Effort to Improve Low-Performing School Districts
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Department of Education (CDE) and California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) announced today a $15.5 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to…
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OCLC Awarded Gates Grant to Develop Library Marketing Campaign
Bob MurphyOnline Computer Library CenterPhone: 614.761.5136 DUBLIN, Ohio — OCLC Online Computer Library Center, the world’s largest library cooperative, has been awarded a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates…
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Foundation Grants $300,000 For New Facility for Portland’s Homeless Kids
Cheryl Bickle Community Transitional School Phone: 503.249.8582 Portland, Ore. — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $300,000 to the capital campaign to help the 16-year-old Community Transitional School build its first…
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Seattle Community Colleges Receive $5 Million Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Susan BeanExecutive Director of AdvancementPhone: 206.903.3227 SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a $5 million Challenge Grant to the Seattle Community Colleges. The grant, among the…
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