The Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has already made grants to the following entities for small-schools projects:
Washington state |
Grant Amount |
School districts (10 districts and 1 Catholic diocese) | $72,000,000 |
Individual schools | 7,000,000 |
Achievers Program (high school redesign) | 9,000,000 |
School districts | |
Alaska (6 districts) | $4,900,000 |
Baltimore | 12,000,000 |
Chicago | 12,000,000 |
Coventry, R.I. | 2,970,000 |
Providence, R.I. | 13,500,000 |
San Diego, Calif. | 15,000,000 |
Other Organizations | |
Aspire Public Schools (San Carlos, Calif.) | $3,100,000 |
Bay Area Coalition of Essential Schools (Oakland, Calif.) | 15,700,000 |
Big Picture Co. (Providence R.I.) | 3,450,000 |
Center for Collaborative Education (Boston) | 4,900,000 |
Christian Schools International (Grand Rapids, Mich.) | 4,400,000 |
Colorado Children’s Campaign (Denver) | 8,000,000 |
EdVisions (Henderson, Minn.) | 4,500,000 |
High Tech High (San Diego) | 6,400,000 |
Model Secondary Schools Project (Seattle) | 5,760,000 |
National Council of La Raza (Washington) | 6,700,000 |
New Tech High (Napa, Calif.) | 4,900,000 |
New Visions (New York City) | 10,000,000 |
Schools for a New Society Initiative Carnegie Corporation of New York (New York City) | 25,000,000 |
University of Minnesota Foundation (Minneapolis) | 8,000,000 |
University of Minnesota, Center for School Change, Humphrey Institute (Minneapolis) | 3,000,000 |
Source: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation