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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

... without the skills for calculating the correct change from a transaction, reading a doctor’s instructions, or interpreting a campaign ...

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Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows

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09/27/2017

... in schools last year were black or Hispanic, according to a new analysis — a racial disparity that has persisted even as the city has reduced in-school arrests and summonses. ... 805 were...

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After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?

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09/28/2017

... When word came that two students had been stabbed inside a Bronx high school on Wednesday, the parents of several ... school housed in the same building voiced anger at a lack of metal detectors there and...

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Disparities in Health of NYC Latino Populations

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09/28/2017

... of NYC Latino Populations Latinos, who make up nearly a third of the New York City population, tend to have better ... residents, according to a new report released Wednesday from the New...

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United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment

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09/29/2017

... in NYS Enrollment United Hospital Fund just issued a HealthWatch brief on CHIP’s impact on New York State that ... July 2016 and July 2017 after four years of declines. to a total almost 350,000 children. The...

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Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator

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09/29/2017

Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator ALBANY — State ... the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's top official in a region that reaches from the Adirondacks to...

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How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?

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10/02/2017

... of the world's 7.5 billion people live within 60 miles of a coastline, with about 10 percent of the population living ... populations increased by 39 percent between 1970 to 2010. As the population...

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Could This Major Grant by Paul Allen Signal Deeper Climate Giving to Come?

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10/02/2017

... grant is right in the sweet spot between the two fields, a $4 million commitment that will back the deep ocean probes ... around the world. The sensors currently take measurements from the top 1.25 miles of...

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ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign

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10/02/2017

ASPCA Launches New Social Media Campaign There’s a perfect pup for every person — sometimes they just need ... in the city. ASPCA hopes people share photos of Fido as well as dogs available for...

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UJA-Federation of New York Receives $20 Million Gift

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10/02/2017

... Gift The UJA-Federation of New York has announced a $20 million legacy gift from the Jack S. & Shirley M. Silver Foundation in support ... in Long Island, Rockland County, and Staten Island serving...

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Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/02/2017

... set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re about to be ... has not responded. “We assume that silence indicates a lack of interest,” said Patricia...

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Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities

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10/03/2017

... of Sanctuary Cities Federal agents arrested 498 people from 42 countries in a four-day nationwide operation targeting cities that United ... immigration authorities. The arrests this week were a...

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How America Gives Special Report: Breaking the Charity Habit

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10/03/2017

... to charity. In 2015, only 24 percent of taxpayers reported a charitable gift, according to a Chronicle analysis of Internal Revenue Service data. That’s down from 2000 to 2006, years when...

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Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation

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10/04/2017

Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation One of the biggest ... the New York Philharmonic announced they were scuttling a half-billion-dollar plan for a gut renovation of David...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funded Studies Make Progress In Fight Against Malaria

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10/05/2017

... Two new strategies show promise in battling malaria, a disease that kills more than 400,000 people each year, ... continuous use of other malaria control measures, such as insecticides and bed nets.One team of...

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NADA to Launch Acquisition Gift Fund for Pérez Art Museum Miami

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10/05/2017

... touches on its new permanent home, this season is a big one for the Miami museum world, and this December, an ... Miami. Ticket sales at the fair will support the gift, as well as the NADA...

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A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass Incarceration?

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10/06/2017

A Spectrum of Change: Why Is An Art Foundation Tackling Mass ... the lead in the evolving and red-hot field of "artist as activist" philanthropy, launching its Artist as Activist ... on...

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Growing Fab Lab Network Brings the High-Tech, Hands-On STEM Education Out to Rural K-12 Students

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10/06/2017

... Out to Rural K-12 Students Traveling south about an hour from downtown Pittsburgh along Pennsylvania Route 43, ... roll into Coal Center, home to Intermediate Unit 1, a regional education service agency...

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Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report

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10/10/2017

... Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report A new report by international experts draws significant ... conditions afflicting populations around the world,” from respiratory diseases to a...

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