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Century Foundation Report Warns Online Learning Companies' Impacts on Public Higher Ed

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08/08/2017

... on Public Higher Ed As colleges and universities flock to take their academic programs online, many of them work with outside contractors to handle some or all of the course development, marketing ... "...

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Rockefeller’s ‘Resilient Cities’ Noted in Article on Climate and Cities

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08/17/2017

... and well-tended green spaces cut a striking contrast to the overgrown vacant lots, industrial equipment yards and ... an example of the tradeoffs that can emerge in the push to make cities more sustainable —...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Sloan, Skoll Foundations & Carnegie Support PBS NewsHour Exploratiopn of Future of Higher Education

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08/23/2017

... 19, 2017, the PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruff will air its annual special 5-part “Rethinking College” series. ... Sreenivasan traveled throughout the United States to profile five innovative programs designed...

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Unemployment’s Steady Fall Could Signal Trouble—or a Broader Structural Shift

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08/28/2017

... Broader Structural Shift The unemployment rate has fallen to a 16-year low of 4.3% and may not be done falling. The ... is still operating below capacity and has plenty of room to run, or bad news because it...

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Economic Security

Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis

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08/29/2017

Opinion: ‘Fair Share’ Reform – An Essential Step to Solving the City’s Homelessness Crisis Repairing the ... Fair Share Criteria in 1989, officials finally said enough to the inequitable distribution of city...

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No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

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08/29/2017

... bikes that would rent for as little as $1 and did not have to be picked up or returned to fixed locations. But before it could even start, the ... from city transportation officials. A news conference ...

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Trump’s Threats on Health Law Hide an Upside: Gains Made by Some Insurers

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08/29/2017

... Act achieved a major victory this past week when, thanks to cajoling and arm-twisting by state regulators, the last ... in America — in rural Ohio — found an insurer willing to sell health coverage through the...

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As Harvey Hammers Texas, Oddo Says Lessons Of Sandy Are Ignored

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08/29/2017

... Of Sandy Are Ignored As Texas mobilizes in response to the unprecedented floods of Hurricane Harvey, Staten ... President James Oddo said government officials still need to learn from the critical mistakes...

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Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights

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08/31/2017

Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights Canada’s idea of a ... of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally laid out its core objectives, and second on the list was to make...

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Democratic Group Plans Attacks on G.O.P. Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Law

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09/05/2017

Democratic Group Plans Attacks on G.O.P. Efforts to Undermine Obama Health Care Law For years, Republicans ... believes public opinion has swung their way, and they plan to spend the fall attacking President Trump...

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Opinion: Why Can’t We Get Cities Right?

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09/05/2017

... itself. Oh, and if you trust the current administration to handle Harvey’s aftermath right, I’ve got a degree from Trump University you might want to buy. There are already signs of dereliction: Many toxic ...

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Bedford-Union Armory Redevelopment Should Not Have Condos, Says Borough President

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09/05/2017

... community concerns about the development, which is due to have two residential buildings—one mixed-income rentals, ... a pool, and multi-purposes courts for sports. BFC agreed to offer half of the rentals and...

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Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company

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09/05/2017

Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company City & State ... As City & State visits Staten Island for the last stop of its Borough Series, they are...

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New York Business Coalition Denounces Trump Move On DACA

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09/06/2017

... President Donald Trump on Tuesday for his decision to phase out an Obama program protecting undocumented ... of widespread outcry following the president's decision to stop accepting applications for...

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Mexican-Born Artist To Build Wall In New York Park

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09/06/2017

Mexican-Born Artist To Build Wall In New York Park At 7am on 7 September, a group ... of Mexican friends led by the artist Bosco Sodi will start to build a 26-ft long wall in New York City’s Washington ... several...

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Yes, It Can Be Done: A Philanthropist on Transforming Rural Communities Through the Arts

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09/06/2017

... I've also noted that ArtPlace America has been ramping up its commitment to rural communities to revitalize places that face deep economic challenges, and .....

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What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA

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09/07/2017

What Major Universities Had to Say About Trump’s Move to Roll Back DACA Shortly after the Trump administration ... other administrators wrote that the university would lobby its Congressional...

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Intragovernmental Collaborations: Pipedreams or the Future of the Public Sector?

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09/08/2017

... such collaborations are rare. The motivation and ability to collaborate in government is usually lacking. So how did these leaders—some with competing agendas—manage to do it? Policy labs are units embedded...

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Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?

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09/08/2017

Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War? Pope Francis urged Colombians Wednesday to reject "vengeance" for the sufferings of their civil conflict and promote forgiveness ...

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Witness Warrants Were Misused in Queens and Elsewhere, Court Papers Say

Release Date:

09/11/2017

... they can — under threat of arrest — force the person to testify in court by obtaining what is known as a material ... normal subpoenas, many, if not most, of which are issued to those directly involved in...

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