March 9, 2000
Gates Foundation Pledges $350-Million to Improve Public-School Education
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $350-million over the next three years to help improve elementary and secondary schools across the nation, with an initial emphasis on schools in the foundation's home state of Washington.
Not surprisingly, the foundation's first major commitment to elementary and secondary schools places heavy emphasis on improving student access to technology and helping teachers and administrators make better use of
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