ERIC Number: EJ825453
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov-21
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Gates Fund Creates Plan for College Completion
Gose, Ben
Chronicle of Higher Education, v55 n13 pA1 Nov 2008
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 certificate program by age 26. Foundation officials described the ambitious plan to an exclusive group of education leaders, citing 2025 as a target goal. If successful, the new postsecondary program would help an additional 250,000 people per year earn some type of higher-education credential. The program broadens the foundation's spending on education, which has previously focused on secondary schools and college scholarships.
Descriptors: Scholarships, Grants, Philanthropic Foundations, Postsecondary Education, Low Income Groups, Position Papers, Graduation Rate, Goal Orientation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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