Educational Endowments See 16.9-Percent Return in 2007

By ERIN STROUT

Educational endowments posted an average 16.9-percent return on their investments in the 2007 fiscal year, up from 10.6 percent in the previous year. They were the strongest results since 2000, according to a survey released on Thursday.

The Commonfund's annual "Benchmarks Study of Educational Endowments" surveyed...