Education

Lawmakers Respond to Century Foundation's "Covert For-Profit" Report, Ask for Immediate Action

Release Date:

10/28/2015

Seven U.S. senators sent a letter to Department of Education secretary Arne Duncan and IRS Commissioner John Koskinen urging them to take swift action against possibly fraudulent for-profit education companies.

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Dodge Foundation: Arts Funding That Bolsters N.J. Cities

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10/28/2015

Chris Daggett, CEO of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, said almost half of its $6 million in annual grantmaking contribute to arts education funding and a school poetry program.

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Arts

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Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders

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10/26/2015

The National Policy Board for Educational Administration unanimously adopted new standards for education school leaders.

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New York Life Foundation Supports Ozone Park Students Learning about Start-up Businesses

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10/23/2015

The pilot program, run by Virtual Enterprises International, in partnership with the New York Life Foundation and city Department of Education, seeks to teach Queens students how to launch and run their own company.

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Community Development

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

Release Date:

10/21/2015

Officials at Families for Excellent Schools have declined to name the nonprofit’s funders since it was founded in 2012.

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Education

Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Mellon Foundation Supported New York Historical Society Fellows Announced

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10/21/2015

The New-York Historical Society announced ten fellows who will be in residence during the 2015–16 academic year, including those supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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MetLife Foundation Supports Expansion of Green Schoolyard Initiative

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10/20/2015

The MetLife Foundation joined other private funders and the Trust for Public Land in a green schoolyards initiative in Philadelphia.

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Community Development

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Environment and Climate Change

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Ford Foundation Appoints David Barth as Director of Youth Opportunity and Learning

Release Date:

10/19/2015

The Ford Foundation today announced the appointment of David Barth as director of its Youth Opportunity and Learning program.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Overdeck Family Foundation Funded Research on ‘Bedtime Math’ Featured in the Journal Science

Release Date:

10/16/2015

The Overdeck Family Foundation supported research showing a marked increase in math achievement for children using a program called Bedtime Math. The research appeared in the Oct. 9 edition of Science.