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CELL Receives $2.3 Million Grant to Strengthen Teaching, Improve Student Preparation for College, Career
Mary Wade AtteberryDirector of University CommunicationsPhone: 317.788.3310Email: [email protected] The Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis has received $2.3 million from the Bill & Melinda…
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New Investment in Green Dot High Schools to Prepare More Students for College and Work
The Rose GroupTracy Mallozzi Phone: 310.280.3710Email: [email protected] LOS ANGELES — Green Dot Public Schools announced a $1.8 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support five new…
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Gates Foundation Commits Nearly $70 Million to Help Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases
Deborah LacyBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced four grants totaling $68.2 million to help accelerate research on neglected tropical…
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LAUSD Announces New Investment to Help Improve Math Instruction, Strengthen Ongoing Efforts to Prepare All Students for Success
Shannon Murphy Los Angeles Unified School DistrictPhone: 213.241.7000 LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced today that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest $1.3…
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New National and Local Investments To Support Kansas City Regional Education Initiative
Kellye Crockett-BunchPREP-KC Phone: 573.999.0044Email: [email protected] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Kansas (KCKPS) and Kansas City, Missouri (KCMSD) School Districts today announced new national and local funding to strengthen…
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Bill & Melinda Gates, Rockefeller Foundations Form Alliance to Help Spur “Green Revolution” in Africa
SEATTLE, NEW YORK — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation announced today that they will form an alliance to contribute to a “Green Revolution” in Africa…
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New Cure for Deadly Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-Azar) Approved by Government of India
US/InternationalRabia Shirazi, The Halo ProjectPhone: 201.683.9055Email: [email protected] India: Nymphia Vishin/Imprimis LifePhone: +91.98.99.216.600Email: [email protected] SAN FRANCISCO / NEW DELHI, India — The Institute for OneWorld Health, a nonprofit pharmaceutical company that…
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New Investment Broadens College Board’s National Education Reform Effort to Ensure More Students Graduate Ready for College and Work
Jennifer Topiel College Board Phone: 212.713.8052 NEW YORK — The College Board is launching a new school improvement model in three large urban districts this school year. Through a $16…
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Gates Foundation Awards $1.5 Million to Grameen Foundation
Grameen Foundation, a leading global microfinance organization, today announced it has received a $1.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support its work worldwide. The three-year…
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Nepal Organization Receives International Award for Development of Rural Community Library System Providing Free Access to Information Technology
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEOUL — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today presented its 2006 Access to Learning Award of US $1 million to Nepal’s Rural…