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'Field Trip New Jersey' Launches (Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation)

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01/14/2016

The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation launched a fund called "Field Trip New Jersey" to support opportunities for students in underserved communities to connect classroom learning with real-life experiences.

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Chosen by Librarians, 2016 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Announced

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01/12/2016

The American Library Association announced the winners of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction during the ALA Midwinter meeting in Boston.

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Arts

Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Century Foundation Fellow in NYTimes OpEd: Strong Unions Equals Strong Democracy

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01/12/2016

Richard D. Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, writes about the U.S. Supreme Court's potential to weaken public sector labor unions.

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Workforce Development

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Century Foundation Fellow Co-Authors Report on Admission Preferences of Low-Income Students

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01/11/2016

Top higher-education instutions should set an admissions preference for low-income students because such students now face unjustified barriers and constitute only 3 percent of enrollment at the elite schools, according to a landmark report issued...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Evelyn J. Blanck Joins Guttman Foundation Board of Directors

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01/11/2016

The Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation is pleased to announce that Evelyn J. Blanck has joined the Board of Directors.

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Stella and Charles Guttman Foundation

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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents, but the answer may not lie within rules set by adults, according to new research led by Princeton University.

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Pinkerton Promotes Laurie Dien to Vice President-Programs

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12/17/2015

Laurie Dien has been appointed Vice President in charge of programs for The Pinkerton Foundation, President Rick Smith announced today.

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Student-Adult Ratio Is Crucial to Getting H.S. Kids Caught Up

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12/16/2015

Lisa Cowan, Programming Consultant to PNY's Education Working Group reports on school leaders' discussion about kids who start high school way behind.

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Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

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12/11/2015

In an awkward exchange in Wednesday’s potentially game-changing Supreme Court arguments on affirmative action, Justice Antonin Scalia hesitantly asked whether it might be better for black students to go to “a slower-track school where they do well”...

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