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Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools

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09/12/2017

... Evaluate and Improve New York Schools The New York State Board of Regents on Monday approved a plan laying out the state’ s goals for its education system, as required by the sweeping ...

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The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy

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09/12/2017

The Back- of -the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy In an ... But starting this process presents some challenges. What’ s the first step? And how can you help others in your organization get on ...

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New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass

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09/13/2017

New York’ s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a ... classroom. The move could open the door to more teachers of color, who have failed the exam in disproportionate ... numbers since the state...

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Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’

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09/14/2017

... the Next Generation standards approved this week by the Board of Regents are “little more than a rebranding” of Common ... teacher groups is vowing to continue boycotting New York’ s...

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Northeast Needs Trump Commitment to Gateway Project

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09/15/2017

... nation. The Hudson River tunnels carry trains for Amtrak’ s Northeast Corridor, the nation’ s busiest railroad, and for NJ Transit, which averages 90,000 ... president has yet to commit to federal funding for...

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Community Development

Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far

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09/26/2017

Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’ s Gone Too Far Their complaints flow on Reddit forums, on ... Silicon Valley has for years accommodated a fringe element of men who say women are ruining the tech...

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Gender Justice

MTA May Cut Back On $836M Emergency Subway Repair Work If De Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up

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09/28/2017

... Blasio Doesn’t Pay Up The big subway fix may be in a bit of a fix. An ambitious MTA plan to rescue the subway from collapse may get scaled back for lack of funding, the head of the MTA said...

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Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

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10/04/2017

Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved? A land use proposal to ... Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights to create a mix of different types of housing and a state- of...

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It Didn’t Hit $1 Billion, but Rockefeller Sale Still Set High

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05/14/2018

... considerably shy at nearly $833 million. But the treasures of David and Peggy Rockefeller still set a high for the most ... of the prominent couple, together with Christie’ s savvy marketing...

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"Unveiling the Illusion: How DEI Roles Echo the 'Magical Negro’ trope in Philanthropy

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03/01/2024

... Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work across the board reflects the deeply ingrained racial stereotypes ... a clueless white person — sometimes an entire family of them! — who requires their aid, which...

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From India to Africa: A Quest to Learn about Reducing Food Loss

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01/15/2015

... Glin, Associate Director - Africa Region, The Rockefeller Foundation This piece originally appeared on the ... agriculture development has never been more apparent. One of the biggest, most stubborn hurdles is...

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A Unique Nonprofit Lender

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08/19/2009

By Leonard Glickman Chief Executive Officer FJC – A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds “Neither a borrower nor a lender ... early seventeenth century sound bite (from Shakespeare’ s Hamlet ;...

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09 Jun 2015

Catch a Ride on a Roller-Coaster! Immigration Issues Facing the New York Region

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In the wake of Congressional inaction on federal immigration reform, ... five million unauthorized immigrants, mostly parents of U. S . citizens and lawful permanent residents, the opportunity...

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Bringing the Liberal Arts to Engineering Education

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05/19/2015

by Loni M. Bordoloi, Program Director, Teagle Foundation and James J. Winebrake, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of ... a commentary for The Chronicle...

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This Teen Pregnancy Program’s Tight Focus Is a Success

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05/02/2016

This Teen Pregnancy Program’ s Tight Focus Is a Success By Lola Adedokun, Program Director for Child Well-being at the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation As we enter National Teen Pregnancy Prevention ... status...

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What Post-9/11 Advocacy Can Teach Us about Fighting for Brooklyn Immigrant Rights Today

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01/30/2017

... Patankar, senior program officer at Brooklyn Community Foundation Re-posted with permission from the Brooklyn Community Foundation In 2002, I moved to Brooklyn' s Flatbush/Midwood...

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How We Can Advance Support for Racial Equity and Racial Justice Funding

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03/03/2022

... are strategically positioned to influence a funder’ s racial equity and racial justice funding. But in three decades of working in and with foundations, I have consistently seen ... excessive scrutiny or lack...

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