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High-Level UN Dialogue on Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend

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09/22/2017

... of the African Union, convened a high-level meeting to strengthen the partnership with the private sector and ... CEOs and other development partners, the event explored how smart investments in health,...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years Cardiovascular ... Michael Bloomberg has attributed this oversight to what he says is a “casual acceptance of NCDs” that has...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Health

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More Healthful Kids Meals? Panera CEO Dishes Out A Challenge

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09/27/2017

... This repertoire of kids menu items may seem familiar to many families, but one fast-casual chain aims to put a lot more options in front of its young customers. ... combinations," Panera CEO Ron Shaich...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Corporate Social Responsibility

After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

... chancellor, Carmen Fariña, said Monday that, in response to last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the ... Department would focus its training for teachers on how to defuse...

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The New Bedtime Story Is a Podcast

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10/03/2017

... “Wow in the World” debuted in May, he’s listened to every episode three times. “It’s a little funner” ... works better.” When the show’s co-host Guy Raz came to James’s hometown this summer for a live taping...

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Children, Youth and Families

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New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law

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10/05/2017

... state’s high school graduation rate may take a hit due to an under-the-radar provision in the new federal education ... The Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, requires states to count only “standard”...

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Lots of Men Are Gender-Equality Allies in Private. Why Not in Public?

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10/13/2017

... in Private. Why Not in Public? Real male allies tend to have three things in common as agents of organizational ... of Michigan, finds that allies need three traits in order to create institutional changes...

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Gender Justice

William T. Grant Foundation President Discusses Inequality In English Language Education

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10/26/2017

... in nine states were English language learners, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.The programs available to these students vary widely, said sociologist Adam Gamoran, ... solutions...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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United Hospital Fund Study Doubts Utility of Quality Performance Websites

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01/03/2018

... comparative performance of healthcare providers often fail to deliver information that consumers actually want and can readily assimilate, according to a new report from the New York City-based United Hospital...

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Health

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NYS Health Foundation and The Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Release New Reports on Strengthening Nutrition Education for New Yorkers

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01/17/2018

... for New Yorkers Nutrition education programs are designed to increase healthy food choices and improve ... behaviors. However, very little research has been done on how New York State and New York City...

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New York Health Foundation

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Health

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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

Watch Another Video From Chasing The Dream, Supported By The JPB and Ford Foundations

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01/22/2018

... station WNYC , correspondent Matt Katz has the story of how new American policies are creating uncertainty for a ...

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Freedom Together Foundation

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Immigration

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Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts

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03/02/2018

... shed light on the consequences of Kansas’ efforts to attract wind farms via lifetime property tax exemptions. They looked deeply at how those exemptions left local school districts starving for ... Center for...

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Civic Engagement

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Russel Sage Foundation Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security

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03/09/2018

... Study Reveals Increased SNAP Benefits Can Move Families to Food Security A recent study published in the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of Social Sciences looks at how much additional income in SNAP benefits...

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Food Systems

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Schott Foundation Releases New Report, “Keeping Students First: Building Community Labor Partnerships for Strong Schools.”

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04/10/2018

... for Strong Schools.” This report is designed to support community and labor groups that are ready and willing to engage in meaningful relationship building and ... and community groups beginning to...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, University of Michigan Researchers Building System to Safeguard Confidential Data

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06/07/2018

... of Michigan Researchers Building System to Safeguard Confidential Data When news of the Cambridge ... data was obtained and used by a British research firm to influence the outcome of the 2016 U.S...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Gives Stem Programs Over $5 Million

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09/13/2018

... The Detroit foundation announced $5.5 million in grants to 17 after-school and summer programs teaching science, ... technology, engineering and math for those in grades 6 to 12. Eleven of the programs are in...

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Major Data Release From Sloan Digital Sky Survey Includes Galaxy Maps, New Data Access and Visualization Tools, and a Huge 'Stellar Library'

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01/29/2019

... MaNGA uses a technique called resolved spectroscopy to study galaxies in much greater detail than previous ... astronomers, yielding a wealth of information by measuring how much light an object emits at...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Tow Foundation and Chronicle of Social Change Announce 2019 Raise the Age Reporting Fellowships Recipients

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02/26/2019

... Fellowships Recipients As part of an ambitious plan to reinvigorate watchdog journalism in the backyards of ... statehouses, The Chronicle of Social Change is proud to announce recipients of its 2019 Raise the...

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