ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Public Schools has received a $10 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help continue a program designed to attract and retain high quality teachers.
Atlanta Superintendent Beverly Hall said the three-year grant will help the district establish a better way to evaluate and support teachers. In the past, the 50,000-student Atlanta school system has also gotten $13.6 million from the Washington state-based Gates Foundation for its high school reform program.
With the new grant, the districts hopes to train principals to monitor teacher effectiveness and develop performance-based pay for educators.
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Atlanta Public Schools: http://www.atlantapublicschools.us/
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
