Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access
Release Date:
06/30/2016
Cassie Schwerner of the Schott Foundation writes about "Stepping Up," a film that frames youth leadership and organizing in a profoundly needed way.
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Josiah Macy Foundation Announces 2016 Scholars
Release Date:
06/27/2016
Each Macy Faculty Scholar engages in activities to enhance their career as an educator, as well as pursuing a mentored educational innovation project at their home institution.
Century Foundation Fellow Comments On Supreme Court Ruling On Affirmative Action
Release Date:
06/24/2016
By upholding a University of Texas admissions policy, the Supreme Court has boosted those seeking to look at diversity more deeply.
Westchester Community Foundation Helps Students Turn Opportunity Into College Degrees
Release Date:
06/21/2016
Last month, four former Yonkers Public Schools students graduated from the private liberal-arts college in Vermont's Green Mountains with four-year degrees.
Moody's Foundation Announces Winners For Creative Solutions to Contemporary Challenges
Release Date:
06/20/2016
There were two categories for the 2016 Challenge: Health Helper Challenge and the Community Defender Challenge.
Schott and Arcus Foundations Partner to Empower Trans Students with Super Powers
Release Date:
06/17/2016
In partnership with the Arcus Foundation, Schott has supported the work of Massachusetts grantee BAGLY, the Boston Alliance of Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Youth, to elevate the voice of trans students in Boston Public Schools over the past...
As 12 Early Community Schools Face Funding Cuts, Advocates Question City’s Long-term Commitment
Release Date:
06/17/2016
In New York City, an unexpected fight has flared up between proponents of social service-filled “community schools” and the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, one of the nation’s most outspoken champions of those schools.
Carnegie Sponsors Search for Nation's Favorite Librarians for 2016 I Love My Librarian Award
Release Date:
06/17/2016
Nominations open to the public now through September 19.
Carnegie Backs New Learning Pilot Targeting Interstate Passport Initiative
Release Date:
06/10/2016
Six institutions to use Aqua by Taskstream to assess student learning and proficiency as part of a new framework to aid student transfer and improve graduation rates.
Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration
Release Date:
06/09/2016
Halley Potter of The Century Foundation asks: How can we translate research into policy? And how can we support and expand burgeoning efforts to diversity schools?
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