Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Middle schools subject of study

  November 21, 2009 in City on Page B1 Making middle school a better experience for Spokane students is one way to boost the high school graduation rate, which has slipped to 61 percent in Spokane Public Schools, a … 1

• Gates says foundation will boost spending in 2009

  January 26, 2009 in Business, Region The assets of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation lost 20 percent of their value in 2008. But Bill Gates says the foundation will increase its giving in 2009 instead …

• Getting kids ready for school

  September 19, 2008 in City on Page B1 The first Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant to Spokane County United Way will put $1 million toward a collaborative effort to prepare children for school. The three-year grant will …