Gates Foundation Ends a High Profile College Completion Grant in Texas


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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has terminated a high profile college completion grant in Texas.

The foundation hosted a project called Dubbed Completion by Design that encourages groups of two-year colleges in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas to work together to keep more low-income and yougn students from slipping through the cracks and better help guide them on a pathway to graduation.

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