With a Hefty Education Grant Come Equally Great Expectations

Irasema Salcido's heart raced when she pulled the letter from a stack of mail in her Capitol Hill office. She tore open the envelope.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is pleased to award the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools a grant in the amount of $1,570,000. . . .

Buy This Photo Irasema Salcido opened the first Cesar Chavez school in 1998. Now she's working to expand and improve the program with the help of a Gates grant. (Photos By Andrea Bruce -- The Washington Post) Graphic In Search of Better Schools The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has emerged as the leading sponsor of philanthropic efforts to improve public schools. Who's Blogging? Read what bloggers are saying about this article. Tannishblog Suggest a Site Sharing Witness Full List of Blogs (4 links) � Most Blogged About Articles On washingtonpost.com | On the web Who's Blogging? Read what bloggers are saying about this article. Tannishblog Suggest a Site Sharing Witness