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Gates Foundation turns attention to higher education

November 12, 2008

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org Tuesday unveiled ambitious new plans to expand its education initiatives, including working to double the number of low-income students who complete some kind of college or post-high school degree and spending at least $500 million to improve teaching.

By Linda Shaw

Seattle Times education reporter

Full Story: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm ... ion12m.html
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