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Aug 26, 2008Grants to Washington School Districts Will Help State's Youngest Learners Enter School Ready to Succeed
SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $2,097,080 over two years to five Washington state school districts to help integrate programs for young children ages birth to 5 into K-12 education.

Jun 24, 2008America's Newest High School Graduates Earn Diplomas, Celebrate Individual Achievements
SEATTLE -- As high school graduates are honored in communities across America for their accomplishments this spring, rising graduation rates are just one indicator of the success of thousands of high schools nationwide where students, regardless of income or ethnicity, are preparing for their next step in life.

May 9, 2008East Yakima Set to Help Youngest Residents Thrive
YAKIMA, Wash -- Thrive by Five Washington and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today $5 million for the first round of funding for Ready by Five, a community partnership that will substantially increase access to high-quality early learning opportunities for children from birth to age 5 in the partnership's project area of East Yakima.

Apr 30, 2008New Report Profiles Three High Schools That Crack the Code for Effective Math Instruction
SEATTLE -- A new report released today shows how three public high schools in communities across the country are preparing students to be college and career ready with access to high-level math classes and support to help them succeed.

Apr 21, 2008Foundations Pledge $19 Million to Strengthen Newark Public Charter Schools
Newark, N.J. -- Seven charitable foundations announce $19 million in new funds to start and support high quality public charter schools in the city of Newark.

Mar 26, 2008CMS Unveils Groundbreaking Initiative to Transform Teaching and Learning in Achievement Zone Schools
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) unveiled a groundbreaking initiative today that will use high-quality student performance data to strengthen and accelerate improvement and guide classroom instruction.

Mar 17, 2008National Research Study on Charter Management Organization Effectiveness to Be Led by Mathematica Policy Research and Center on Reinventing Public Education
SAN FRANCISCO -- NewSchools Venture Fund and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the launch of an ambitious new longitudinal research study to measure the impact of nonprofit charter school management organizations (CMOs).

Feb 14, 2008Alternative High School Initiative to Increase Support for At-Risk Students and Out-of-School Youth
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Alternative High School Initiative (AHSI) today announced a new project to deepen the capacity of its member organizations and enhance the quality of its network of high schools that serve struggling students, dropouts, and over-age students who want to complete their high school diplomas.

Jan 31, 2008Academy for Urban School Leadership to Manage Turnaround Efforts in Struggling Chicago Public Schools
CHICAGO -- Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Arne Duncan joined the Chicago-based Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) to announce an investment of $10.3 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the turnaround of chronically underperforming district schools.

Jan 30, 2008Ohio STEM Learning Network Receives Investment to Launch Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Initiative
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An unprecedented public-private partnership designed to train and connect more than 100,000 students to jobs in Ohio's 21st century economy today announced a $12 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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