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With Support From Simons Foundation, Rett Syndrome Study Finds Mechanisms Underlying Its Visual Deficits

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11/02/2016

Understanding the physiological alterations in intact brain circuits in neurodevelopmental disorders is a fundamental challenge for neuroscience.

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Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

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11/02/2016

The results, published in the journal "Obesity," provide insight into whether the causes of childhood obesity lie primarily inside or outside of schools.

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Q&A: Judith Rodin Makes An Impact On Investing And Giving

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11/02/2016

How important is Judith Rodin? Ask one of the 20,000 New York public school students who got to see the Broadway hit "Hamilton" because of her and they might say she is life-changing.

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Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity

Release Date:

11/02/2016

New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in the country — an issue that has attracted growing attention and advocacy.

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With the End Near, Atlantic Makes a Big Move on Racial Justice

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11/01/2016

Atlantic invested over $100 million in a network of schools and school-based health centers to improve opportunities for low-income middle school kids of color, and has been closely involved in the My Brother's Keeper initiative.

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Wallace Foundation Has Been Betting Big on Principals. What's It Learning?

Release Date:

11/01/2016

The funder recently launched a $47 million initiative to help universities improve their programs for developing principals. Before that was the funder's $85 million Principal Pipeline Initiative, which began in 2011.

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Anthony Bourdain and Rockefeller Foundation Partner On Food Waste Documentary

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11/01/2016

Globetrotting chef Anthony Bourdain will be adding to his frequent flier miles, as he takes on the issue of food waste around the world in a new documentary.

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Food Systems

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Surdna Foundation to Recognize Four Community Development Financial Institutions

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10/31/2016

Opportunity Finance Network, Goldman Sachs, and the Surdna Foundation will award four CDFIs, including Accion and CSBDF, with the 2016 Small Business Leader Award for Mission-Driven Lenders.

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NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member

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10/31/2016

It seemed discordant to some critics when, this month, Ford's Darren Walker joined the board of PepsiCo, which makes the bulk of its money by selling sugary drinks and fatty snacks.

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Wallace Foundation Study Shows Significant Progress In Building Stronger Principal Pipelines

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10/31/2016

The study especially noted direct benefits to novice school principals by raising the quality of their training, hiring, evaluations, mentoring and other support during their crucial first years on the job.

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Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity

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