November 12, 2008
Gates Foundation Puts New Focus on College Completion
Seattle
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend several hundred million dollars over the next five years to double the number of low-income young people who complete a college degree or a certificate program by age 26, foundation officials told an exclusive group of education leaders who gathered here on Tuesday to provide feedback on the ambitious plan.
If successful, the new postsecondary program would result in an
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