Originally published Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 11:00 AM
PrintGrants total $9 million to help Seattle schools
Three charitable foundations are giving $9 million in grants to Seattle Public Schools to help improve student achievement and support teachers.
Three charitable foundations are giving $9 million in grants to Seattle Public Schools to help improve student achievement and support teachers.
The grants announced Tuesday include more than $7 million from the Gates Foundation, more than $1 million from the Broad Foundation, about $300,000 from the Boeing Company and a quarter of a million dollars from the Stuart Foundation.
The money will pay for improving the district's data collection system. It will help implement a new districtwide achievement testing program. It will expand college-ready coursework for students. And it will pay for more teacher training.
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