CSUN University News Clippings

Gates Foundation Awards $4-Million to Help 7 Cities Improve College-Completion Rates

(November 5, 2009)

By Jennifer Gonzalez

In an effort to improve college-graduation rates, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded $4-million in grants to seven cities and to the National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families.

The grants, which were announced on Thursday, will be used to better coordinate services that colleges, public school systems, and communities provide to students. The cities are Dayton, Ohio; Jacksonville, Fla.; Mesa, Ariz.; New York; Phoenix; Riverside, Calif.; and San Francisco………

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Publication: The Chronicle of Higher Education