Senators Revise Health Bill in Last-Ditch Effort to Win Votes
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... showing the state-by-state impact of the revised bill from 2020 to 2026. It indicated that Alaska would receive 3 ...
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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... even the most basic life skills,” write the report’ s authors, Deon Filmer and Halsey Rogers, both economists at ... without the skills for calculating the correct change from a transaction, reading a doctor...
Black And Hispanic Students In New York City Most Likely To Be Arrested And Handcuffed, Data Shows
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... 805 were issued summonses during that period, which spans from July 2016 to June 2017, the analysis of police ...
After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... at a lack of metal detectors there and demanded action from Mayor Bill de Blasio. “At the end of the day, de ...
Disparities in Health of NYC Latino Populations
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... residents, according to a new report released Wednesday from the New York City Department of Health and Mental ... and health-care opportunities than other of the city’ s roughly 8.5 million residents, Latinos...
United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... Hospital Fund just issued a HealthWatch brief on CHIP’ s impact on New York State that may be helpful in your ... of the issue—it reports that enrollment in the state’ s Child Health Plus program, primarily...
Assemblyman Peter Lopez Picked as New EPA Regional Administrator
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... Peter Lopez will take over this weekend as the U. S . Environmental Protection Agency' s top official in a region that reaches from the Adirondacks to the storm-wracked Caribbean. The .....
How Many Big Storms Before People Abandon Coastal Cities?
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... People love living near the coast. Only two of the world' s top 10 biggest cities — Mexico City and Sáo Paulo — ... and Buenos Aires — are. Around half of the world' s 7.5 billion people live within...
The New Bedtime Story Is a Podcast
Release Date:
10/03/2017
The New Bedtime Story Is a Podcast James Kee, a 7-year-old from San Francisco, has found something even better than TV. ... for kids “Wow in the World” debuted in May, he’ s listened to every episode three times...
Immigration Agents Arrest Hundreds in Sweep of Sanctuary Cities
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... of Sanctuary Cities Federal agents arrested 498 people from 42 countries in a four-day nationwide operation ...
Total Health Costs of Industrial Food Systems Are “Staggering,” Says New Report
Release Date:
10/10/2017
... conditions afflicting populations around the world,” from respiratory diseases to a range of cancers and ... the Executive Director of GAFF, calls the report’ s conclusions “staggering” and “difficult to...
Six Useful Tips For Nonprofits To Keep Marketing Automation Personal
Release Date:
10/13/2017
... make its way to nonprofit organizations across the U. S . While much can be said about using marketing automation to ... that personal touch that is so important to a nonprofit’ s membership base. From...
Brooklyn Community Foundation’s Spark Prize Support 20 Local Nonprofits with $100,000 Match on Giving Tuesday
Release Date:
10/17/2017
Brooklyn Community Foundation’ s Spark Prize Support 20 Local Nonprofits with $100,000 Match ... year, the #BrooklynGives campaign raised nearly $275,000 from more than 900 donors and businesses. Brooklynites are...
Citi Community Development Is Partner in NYC’s First Citywide Community Land Trust
Release Date:
10/25/2017
... of the Interboro Community Land Trust (CLT), NYC’ s first citywide CLT. Its primary focus will be creating ... housing on that land to homeowners or developers. A CLT’ s board of directors typically consists...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment
Release Date:
10/30/2017
... insulin pump for insulin infusion. But researchers from the University of North Carolina and NC State have now ... beta cells" (ABCs) mimic the functions of the body' s natural glucose-controllers,...
Open Society Foundations, Ford and the Rockefeller Foundation Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico
Release Date:
11/16/2017
... Pledge Initial $5M For Battered Puerto Rico Three major U. S .-based foundations on Wednesday pledged an initial $5 million to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria, including the creation of an...
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Exploration Into Labor and Civil Rights History at National Park Service
Release Date:
11/28/2017
... research relevant to their own careers. Funding comes from Mellon, a prominent higher ed funder and one of the most ...
‘White Rage’ Author Kicks Off Mellon Lecture Series Aimed At Better Understanding Racism
Release Date:
12/08/2017
... said as she kicked off the first talk in Georgetown' s Mellon Lecture Series last week. The Mellon Lecture Series, ... spring semester, is made possible by a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon...
As Youth Giving Since 2001 Totals $19M, Brooklyn Community Foundation CEO Reiterates the Importance of a Youth-Led Strategy
Release Date:
12/11/2017
... since 2001 through youth grantmaking programs, a study from YouthGiving.org, an initiative of Foundation Center, ... the challenges they face every day growing up in Brooklyn' s neighborhoods as they...
Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Just How Little Access to Healthcare Americans over 65 Have
Release Date:
12/11/2017
... by the Commonwealth Fund, included more than 23,000 people from 11 developed countries, and revealed that American ...