Education

New Lab Launches HE3AT, a STEAM Education Program for Brooklyn South High School Students, Powered in Part by Brooklyn Community Foundation

Release Date:

09/25/2019

The new initiative aims to empower nearly 200 students to explore the societal impact of technology through project-based learning and mentorship by industry leaders.

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Environment and Climate Change

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New Interactive Data Tool from the Education Opportunity Project, Supported by William T. Grant Foundation, Finds that School Poverty - Not Racial Composition - Limited Educational Opportunity

Release Date:

09/23/2019

Racial segregation leads to growing achievement gaps – but it does so entirely through differences in school poverty, according to new research from education Professor Sean Reardon.

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University Unveils Plans for New Project in Baltimore

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09/20/2019

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University has unveiled plans for the Institute’s home in Baltimore, designed by world-renowned architecture firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop.

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Salesforce Announces New Education Grants, Celebrates Bay Area Educators

Release Date:

09/17/2019

Salesforce Announces $18.2 Million in Grants to San Francisco and Oakland School Districts, Education Nonprofits

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Dear Colleges: Take Control of Your Online Courses - New Report by The Century Foundation

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09/12/2019

As public and nonprofit colleges have sought to expand their online course offerings, a major industry has developed to help them with that task.

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NoVo Foundation Supports The New Start for Women program at SUNY Ulster

Release Date:

09/09/2019

The New Start for Women program at SUNY Ulster is more than just academic courses; currently, 16 area women enrolled in the program will receive a bevy of tuition-free programming.

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Spelman College Receives Funding from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to Help Fuel the Field of Black Women Economists

Release Date:

08/29/2019

The Department of Economics at Spelman College will develop curriculum and programming to address the scarcity of Black women Ph.D.s in economics. thanks to funding from a Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant.

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A New International Exchange Opportunity for Greek Students Supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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08/20/2019

Education is one of the four primary pillars of SNF’s grant-making activity, of which a particular focus is promoting international collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and exchange of ideas.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Burke Foundation Commits to Extend Two Service-Driven Scholarship Programs at Marquette University

Release Date:

08/19/2019

Marquette University has received a $7 million commitment from the Burke Foundation to continue two longstanding, highly regarded scholarship programs founded by Richard A. Burke.