Gates Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to Study Effectiveness of Online Degree Program for Low-Income Students

The study will extend through September of 2010, and will focus on:
* The effectiveness of the WGU academic model for low-income students ages 18-26;
* Interventions that improve the success and graduation rates for these students; and
* Federal and state advocacy efforts that address issues surrounding technology-delivered, competency-based education.