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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

New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools Teachers in traditional district ... to the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a...

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Buffalo School Administrators Get New Contract Amid Fiscal Warning

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09/21/2017

... the cash-strapped school district. The Buffalo Board of Education Wednesday approved, 8-0, a three-year deal with the ... and Administrators, the union representing 253 employees in supervisory roles,...

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More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

... group Class Size Matters. Despite the Department of Education ’s addition of more seats and new buildings, many ...

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How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?

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09/26/2017

... which used to be the default way to form a family in the United States, regardless of income or education , has become yet another part of American life ... so is more tied to socioeconomic status than ever...

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Gender Justice

Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows

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09/28/2017

... Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows Americans who were left ... and people without college degrees — saw large gains in net worth over the past three...

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School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students

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10/03/2017

... has experienced before,” Julia Keleher, Puerto Rico’s education secretary, told staff members in a letter Friday. . . School Systems Prepare for Puerto ...

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Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools

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10/04/2017

... students show growth equal to 23 extra days of learning in reading and 63 more days in math each year, compared with similar students in ... schools. Released Wednesday by the Center for...

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More Training Needed to Fill New York’s ‘Middle Skill Jobs

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10/13/2017

... school diploma. But less attention is paid to the workers in the middle – those who have some education or training beyond high school but have not earned ...

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30 Oct 2014

Service for Impact

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8:45am to 11:00am

... This working group, which is held quarterly and rooted in the principles of Reimagining Service , provides an ... and explore new opportunities to make a difference in society while supporting business...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Kicks Off CityLab Paris Summit

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10/24/2017

... to Global Challenges ,” a two-day gathering taking place in Paris, by discussing urgent issues faced by mayors and city leaders. In panels and breakout sessions throughout the day, mayors, ... underwriter...

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14 Feb 2017

Service for Impact

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... (pro bono and/or board service), regardless of what other programs are offered, have the highest overall volunteer participation rates. And in 2015 alone, more than half of all companies offered pro .....

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Networking Tips for Job Seekers

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04/2014

... There are several organizations that can play a part in increasing your network: Local and National Affinity ... and professional responsibilities. Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy (EPIP) is an excellent resource for new ... is to strengthen the next generation of grantmakers, in order to advance effective social justice philanthropy. ...

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Uprooting Racism to Advance Health Equity

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01/04/2022

... pieces originally appeared on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Blog . In 1966 our nation’s great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin ... controlling for household characteristics and long-term...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies: What C40's Report, Climate Action in Megacities 3.0, Means to Paris Climate Summit

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11/25/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies: What C40's Report, Climate Action in Megacities 3.0, Means to Paris Climate Summit C40’s new report, Climate Action in Megacities 3.0, contains exciting and encouraging news ... have...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Public Policy

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Opinion: Why Small, Local, Organic Farms Aren’t The Key To Fixing Our Food System

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10/02/2017

... the extent to which these things are true (and I have, in eye-glazing, patience-trying detail), it’s hard to look at the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico or the inexorable rise in obesity and...

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JPMorgan Chase & Co., Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway To Partner on U.S. Employee Healthcare

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01/30/2018

... and JPMorgan Chase. The trio unveiled their new venture in a news release. "The initial focus of the new company will ... unites three of the largest and most envied companies in their respective sectors...

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Salesforce.org Launches Philanthropy Cloud That Could Transform Corporate Giving

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05/31/2018

... the dog-eared volunteer sign-up sheets that are posted in the breakroom. Or the email that mentions the Google Doc ... Or that quarterly payroll deduction, the one that you’ re sure is for a good cause, even...

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Salesforce Staff Ask CEO to Revisit Ties With Border Agency

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06/28/2018

... the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, the latest in a series of staff protests at technology firms over ... value of Equality is at stake and that Salesforce should re -examine our contractual...

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ASPCA Steps in to Rescue Piglets, Llamas, Cats, Dogs From Mendocino Complex Fire

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08/09/2018

ASPCA Steps in to Rescue Piglets, Llamas, Cats, Dogs From Mendocino ... have been rescued from a massive duo of wildfires burning in Mendocino and Lake counties. The American Society for the ... putting pets and...

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