Ford Foundation Awards $1 Million to Help Prisoners Get a College Education
Release Date:
08/06/2015
The Bard Prison Initiative will support education and other services that better prepare prisoners for reentry into society.
Education
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula
Release Date:
08/06/2015
The $800,000 grant will support a three-year initiative that will disseminate best practices in the integration of arts practice at research universities.
Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date:
08/04/2015
'The Asian American Achievement Paradox,' explores the role race and culture play when pursuing an education.
Social Innovation Fund Awards $11.3 Million Grant to LISC to Expand Education, Career Services for Low-Income Individuals
Release Date:
08/04/2015
Citi Foundation, MetLife Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Capital One are funders of the initiative.
Newman's Own Foundation Launches Fellowship Program
Release Date:
08/04/2015
The Fellows were selected based on demonstrated leadership skills, as well as commitment to social issues and community development.
NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education
Release Date:
07/30/2015
Atlantic Philanthropies' Kavitha Mediratta examines the evolution of school discipline policies in New York City.
Elmezzi Foundation Increases Funding for Free Queens Programs
Release Date:
07/29/2015
The foundation will also invest in new initiatives like the Summer Law Institute at CUNY School of Law.
Philanthropists, Lawmakers Behind New Push for College Education in Prison
Release Date:
07/29/2015
Move comes as criminal-justice policies place more emphasis on preparing inmates for life beyond bars.
A Right to Know: School Environmental Health Hazards
Release Date:
07/20/2015
NYSHealth's Dana Laventure and Brian Byrd examine health standards in New York City public schools.
$1.25 Million Mellon Grant Awarded to Arts & Humanities to Fund Digital Humanities, African American Studies
Release Date:
07/17/2015
The grant will fund research, education and training at the intersections of digital humanities and African American studies at the University of Maryland.
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