The Seattle Times: Education http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/index.html en-us Copyright 2009 The Seattle Times Company Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:54 PST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:54 PST MattBase 1 The Seattle Times: Education http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/art/ui/stlogo_231.gif http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ University of Calif. approves big fee hikes http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306843_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss As protests resounded outside, the University of California Board of Regents approved a fee 32 percent fee increase for students attending the state's premier public schools. Nation & World http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010306843_apuscaliforniauniversityfees.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:40 PST $335 million in education grants http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2010313010_gates20m.html?syndication=rss The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched a large teacher-effectiveness effort Thursday, awarding $335 million in grants aimed at revamping the way teachers are recruited, trained, evaluated and paid. Education http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2010313010_gates20m.html?syndication=rss Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:05 PST Gates Foundation gives $335 million for effective teaching in four states http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010307785_webgates20m.html?syndication=rss The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced $335 million in grants aimed at defining, measuring and supporting effective teaching, roughly as big as its first big foray into K-12 education nine years ago. Local News http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010307785_webgates20m.html?syndication=rss Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:02 PST