February 26, 2009
Gates Fund Pays for Data Projects
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in Seattle, has awarded $22-million for projects to help schools, districts, and states gather and use data to improve high-school students' academic achievement.
The goal is to gather data "that will inform decision making at all levels in the system," Vicki L. Phillips, director of education at the foundation, says. "Useful data and solid research about what works will help empower teachers, schools, and districts to more effectively keep
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