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In the NewsFebruary 8, 2012
Foundations, Corporations Promote White House Effort to Improve Math, Science Teacher Education
The White House has announced a plan to invest up to $100 million over ten years to help improve math and science education in the United States....

Kellogg Foundation Steps Up Commitment to Grand Rapids
Over the last five years, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan, has boosted its funding for Grand Rapids nonprofits working to improve education, health, family economic security, civic engagement, and racial equity in the city....

Egyptian Officials See End to NGO Standoff
Egyptian officials have said the Egyptian government will stand down in a dispute with Washington over funding for civil society groups in the country out of concern that a continuation of the standoff could jeopardize billions of dollars of U.S. aid....

Unilever Establishes Global Foundation
Announced at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, the foundation will work to improve the quality of life for people around the globe through the provision of improved hygiene, sanitation, access to clean drinking water, and basic nutrition....

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