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Gates grant finalist pulls out; Hillsborough schools await word

TAMPA - One of five finalists has withdrawn from the $100 million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation education grant, a national competition the Hillsborough district is confident of winning. Full Article at Tampa Bay Online

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  1. Is there worry and concern? ... Of course. But if we break the bank, it will be because our students start blowing the roof off in achievement, and that's the whole idea.
    – David Steele SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 3 weeks ago
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    – David Steele SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 3 weeks ago
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    Bill Gates – Bill Gates SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 3 weeks ago
  4. more cognitively demanding, (with) deeper thinking around fewer items
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  2. In this image released by PictureGroup, Jessie McCartney performs during The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom hosted "Get Schooled" conference and premiere of TV documentary at the Paramount Pictures Lot on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 in Los Angeles.
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  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 05: Christine Shaw of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Joan McKee of Washington (in mask) join a handful of anti-abortion demonstrators outside the Cannon House Office Building November 5, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  8. PITTSBURGH - SEPTEMBER 25: U.S. President Barack Obama gives a press conference at the end of the G-20 summit on September 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  9. US President Barack Obama disembarks from Marine One at the White House in Washington on September 25, 2009 upon his return from the G20 summit in Pittsburgh.

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