Bill Gates

February 14, 2018

Gates Foundation moves to implement new strategy to support 'networks for school improvement'

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has issued requests for proposals focused on collaborative, locally based efforts to improve outcomes for black, Latino and low-income students in middle and high schools.

Louis Freedberg

October 20, 2017

In strategy shift, Gates Foundation to spend bulk of education dollars on 'locally driven solutions'

The foundation says it will spend $1.7 billion on K-12 education over the next five years, on local, regional and state networks, "big bets" on innovation, charter schools, and research and development.

Louis Freedberg