Gates Foundation

Personalized Learning Gates Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Team Up to Seek 'State of the Art' Ideas for Schools
In a new Request for Information, two of the most powerful groups in education philanthropy jointly seek "state-of-the-art" ideas to improve students' math, writing, and "executive functions."
Benjamin Herold, May 8, 2018
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School & District Management Gates Foundation Eyes Middle Years Math Instruction
It's part of the foundation's $425 million research and development push, announced last fall.
Stephen Sawchuk, April 18, 2018
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Teaching Profession Teacher-Evaluation Efforts Haven't Shown Results, Say Bill and Melinda Gates
The Gates Foundation is redirecting its financial backing away from teacher evaluation overhaul efforts to more "locally-driven solutions."
Brenda Iasevoli, February 15, 2018
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College & Workforce Readiness Gates Seeks to Fund Creation of Networks to Guide Secondary School Improvement
Part of its recently announced $1.7 billion investment in K-12, the foundation is looking for groups to keep tabs on networks trying out different approaches to improve middle and high schools.
Stephen Sawchuk, January 9, 2018
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates, pictured earlier this year, outlined new investments for school networks, curricula, and research and development last week.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, pictured earlier this year, outlined new investments for school networks, curricula, and research and development last week.
AP-File/Julio Cortez
Education Funding With Latest Education Investments, Gates Pivots Again
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s $1.7 billion pledge last week is just the latest K-12 funding strategy for the philanthropy.
Stephen Sawchuk, October 23, 2017
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Teaching Profession Gates Ends Investment in Teacher Evaluation: What That Means for the Field
Some states are already backing off of linking student test scores to teacher evaluations--but it's not because the Gates funding stream is ending.
Liana Loewus, October 23, 2017
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Bill Gates detailed new investments by his foundation in K-12 education at the Council of the Great City Schools’ annual conference in Cleveland.
Bill Gates detailed new investments by his foundation in K-12 education at the Council of the Great City Schools’ annual conference in Cleveland.
Clarence Tabb Jr./CGCS
School Choice & Charters Bill Gates Plans to Invest in Charter Schools' Big Weak Spot: Special Education
Gate's newest investment is particularly relevant because the charter school sector has long struggled with serving students with disabilities.
Arianna Prothero, October 20, 2017
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Bill Gates detailed new investments by his foundation in K-12 education at the Council of the Great City Schools’ annual conference in Cleveland.
Bill Gates detailed new investments by his foundation in K-12 education at the Council of the Great City Schools’ annual conference in Cleveland.
Clarence Tabb Jr./CGCS
Education Funding Gates Foundation Announces New $1.7B for K-12
Bill Gates outlined new investments for school networks and curricula, and a pivot away from investments that are difficult to scale up.
Francisco Vara-Orta, October 19, 2017
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5 min read
Bill Gates has a history of supporting efforts to personalize learning in K-12.
Bill Gates has a history of supporting efforts to personalize learning in K-12.
Christophe Ena/AP-File
Education Funding Gates, Zuckerberg Teaming Up on Personalized Learning
Two of the biggest names in technology and education philanthropy are jointly funding $12 million to support customized instruction.
Benjamin Herold, June 20, 2017
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Personalized Learning Gates, Zuckerberg Philanthropies Team Up on Personalized Learning
A joint $12 million grant to support personalized learning reflects growing ties between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Benjamin Herold, June 7, 2017
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5 min read
School Choice & Charters Opinion Washington: A Love Story
We've got information and images a-plenty, if we want to look at states which might have some educational moxie. Teachers are now talking to each other across district and state boundaries, sharing information about how education policy is impacting their daily practice, where market-based reforms have the deepest roots and where teachers' judgment and experience is most devalued. Where would YOU go, if you could go anywhere, as an educator?
Nancy Flanagan, September 14, 2016
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4 min read
Teaching Profession The Gates Foundation's Teaching Partnerships: 5 Early Research Takeaways
Research on the Gates Foundation's ambitious district-level teacher projects found student-achievement upticks in 2013-14, but findings overall are mixed.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 6, 2016
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6 min read
Standards & Accountability Gates Chief Acknowledges Common-Core Missteps
In a letter posted today on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's website, CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann acknowledged that the group had made some miscalculations regarding implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
Liana Loewus, May 23, 2016
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2 min read
Education Funding Gates Foundation Puts New Focus on Transforming Teacher Prep
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest some $34 million in cooperative initiatives designed to improve teacher-preparation programs' overall effectiveness.
Stephen Sawchuk, November 18, 2015
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6 min read
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