News Type: Press Release

Jeff Thielman Cristo Rey NetworkPhone: 781.859.9099 CHICAGO — Today, Cristo Rey announced a $6 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand their network to 23 schools serving…

Thrive by FivePhone: 206-352-8598 SEATTLE — Gov. Chris Gregoire and Bill Gates Sr. today announced that Thrive by Five Washington has selected Dr. Graciela Italiano-Thomas as its first CEO. The early…

Avahan   Phone: 206.709.3400 Email: [email protected] NEW DELHI — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it will be investing $23 million over the next three years to enhance the capacity of…

Bob MurphyOnline Computer Library CenterPhone: 614.761.5136 DUBLIN, Ohio — WebJunction, an online community for library staff to meet to share ideas, solve problems and do online coursework, has been awarded…

Anna WangMedicines for Malaria VenturePhone: +41 79 204 2875Email: [email protected] ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Medicines for Malaria Venture, Higher Colleges of Technology, and Global Medical Forum Foundation…

The Bridgespan GroupCarol Trager, Director of CommunicationsPhone: 617.572.2833  WASHINGTON, D.C. — If American high schools can do one thing to help students succeed, it would be to make rigorous, college-ready academics…

SILVERTHORNE, Colo — Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology has received a three-year $2.5 million Gates Foundation grant to support an expansion of its Global Health Series. For 35 years,…

Julie PetersenNewSchools Venture FundPhone: 415.615.6863Email: [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO — A new $30 million investment in NewSchools Venture Fund will expand access to high-performing schools for thousands of students nationwide. The…

Aimee SegalPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] I am very pleased to announce that Geoffrey Lamb, formerly a vice president at the World Bank, will be joining the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…

Allison DavisPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] John Bertot Florida State UniversityPhone: 850.644.8118 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A national report released today reveals that 99 percent of all U.S. public libraries provide free public…