Gates Foundation Awards $56 Million For Small Schools
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation marked the start of the school year by announcing $56 million in grants designed to encourage the creation and popularization of smaller schools.
Announcing the 11 grants last week, Gates Foundation officials said they hoped to showcase schools that model smaller, more personalized learning environments, as well as spur research and provide support for administrators trying to reinvent their own schools.
Tom Vander Ark, the executive director of education for the Seattle-based foundation started by the Microsoft Corp. billionaire and his wife, pointed to a growing body of research that suggests students thrive in smaller academic settings. The grants, he said, fit into the Gates Foundation's $350 million, three-year commitment to...
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