New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given To NYC Students
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09/20/2017
Just days into the new school year, there are already problems with the food served to New York City’s 1.1 million students.
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Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?
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09/20/2017
The New Yorkers who live in that other city Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about so often—the one he wants to help—are doing much better these days. The question is how much credit he deserves for it.
New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools
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09/20/2017
Teachers in traditional district schools are three times as likely to be chronically absent from the classroom as those in charter schools, meaning they are gone for more than 10 days in a typical 180-day school year, a new research paper has found.
Making the Sausage in Albany: An Artisanal Cookbook for Funders
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09/20/2017
The trend toward significant social change occurring at the state and local level is now widely recognized and has led many funders to the conclusion that the road to national change is through state capitols. And while awareness of the byzantine...
Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report
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09/20/2017
The report, entitled “An Economic Snapshot of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Neighborhood,” takes a look at how gentrification has affected the neighborhood and its long-time residents. While there has been a surge in new businesses and employment growth,...
The Holocaust Museum Sought Lessons on Syria. What It Got Was a Political Backlash.
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09/20/2017
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is finding itself in an unfamiliar position: as a lightning rod for the fierce debate over the Obama administration’s role in the Syrian civil war.
NYC: The New Capital of Fast-food Nation
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09/20/2017
The accelerated minimum-wage hike that New York state imposed on fast-food establishments has not stopped them from proliferating in the city. Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and others smell opportunity as rising costs squeeze out small fry.
As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up
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09/20/2017
After Bill and Hillary Clinton announced the end of their signature conference during last year’s presidential campaign, Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and billionaire, has stepped unto the breach.
Four Finalists Named in Global Competition for $100 Million Grant
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09/20/2017
Four impactful solutions to critical social problems of our time were named finalists today in 100&Change, MacArthur's global competition for a single $100 million grant.
Gotham Gains: Family Incomes Up, Poverty Down
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09/20/2017
The new figures confirm trends reported in the Center for New York City Affairs’ July 19th Urban Matters post, “More Jobs, Rising Wages, Broader Advances: Seven Indicators of New York’s Economic Health.”
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