NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education Release Date: 07/30/2015Atlantic Philanthropies' Kavitha Mediratta examines the evolution of school discipline policies in New York City.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationRelated Organizations The Atlantic Philanthropies
Elmezzi Foundation Increases Funding for Free Queens Programs Release Date: 07/29/2015The foundation will also invest in new initiatives like the Summer Law Institute at CUNY School of Law.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentEducationRelated Organizations The Elmezzi Foundation
Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison Release Date: 07/29/2015Move comes as criminal-justice policies place more emphasis on preparing inmates for life beyond bars.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Ford FoundationMellon Foundation
A Right to Know: School Environmental Health Hazards Release Date: 07/20/2015NYSHealth's Dana Laventure and Brian Byrd examine health standards in New York City public schools.Find More ByNews type InsightsFunding Area EducationHealthRelated Organizations New York Health Foundation
$1.25 Million Mellon Grant Awarded to Arts & Humanities to Fund Digital Humanities, African American Studies Release Date: 07/17/2015The grant will fund research, education and training at the intersections of digital humanities and African American studies at the University of Maryland.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area ArtsEducationTechnologyRelated Organizations Mellon Foundation
Boosting Adult Education in New York Release Date: 07/16/2015This Altman Foundation-backed commentary examines the need for adult education and literacy programs.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationRelated Organizations Altman Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies Backs Campbell Brown's Nonpartisan Education Website Release Date: 07/15/2015The site will be called Seventy Four, which references the 74 million children in the United States under age 18.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationTechnologyRelated Organizations Bloomberg Philanthropies
HSBC Names Kelly W. Fisher Senior Vice President and U.S. Head of Corporate Sustainability Release Date: 07/15/2015Ms. Fisher was previously at Toyota Motor North America.Find More ByNews type Appointments & TransitionsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesCommunity DevelopmentEducationEnvironment and Climate ChangeRelated Organizations HSBC [Corporate]HSBC Bank USA
Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process Release Date: 07/13/2015The foundation is currently developing an application to help underserved youth apply to city high schools.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area Children, Youth and FamiliesEducationTechnologyRelated Organizations The Heckscher Foundation for Children
Rita Allen Foundation Announces 2015 Scholars Release Date: 07/09/2015The selected Scholars will receive grants of up to $110,000 per year for a maximum of five years.Find More ByNews type Member NewsFunding Area EducationHealthTechnologyRelated Organizations Rita Allen Foundation