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Commonwealth Fund Ranks US Health Care Last Among World's Wealthiest Nations

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10/16/2014

United States falls short on access to health care and cost of coverage.

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The Commonwealth Fund

Wall Street Not Giving Up On U.S. Social Impact Bonds

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07/30/2015

Though Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg lost money from a recent Rikers Island recidivism reduction program, they still plan to explore social impact bonds in the future.

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Newman's Own Strives to Improve Military Quality of Life

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09/03/2015

Six military nonprofit organizations were awarded $200,000 to fund programs that will benefit service men and women.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Veterans

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Newman's Own Foundation

Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More

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01/25/2016

Mayor Bill de Blasio is dedicating $159 million in the next fiscal year to help beef up budgets at city schools that are currently well below what they should be receiving, but the Brooklyn Borough president says the increase is not enough.

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Education

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Awards Research Fellowships to 35 Scholars for Important Work in the Social Sciences and Humanities

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04/26/2017

Carnegie Corporation of New York today announced 35 recipients of the 2017 Andrew Carnegie fellowships, with awards totaling $7 million.

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Workforce Development

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Policy Uncertainty over Affordable Care Act Means Less Time for Oversight of Premium Hikes, Commonwealth Fund Says

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05/23/2017

The White House request for a 90-day delay on health subsidies is just one example of the continued uncertainty over critical ACA policies that is making it difficult for insurers to submit their proposed plans and rates.

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Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

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09/11/2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration quietly announced a policy reversal: In the coming year, schools will once again be forced to hire teachers that no other school has wanted to hire.

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Education

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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09/18/2017

Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the opioid crisis, but some question whether insurers have played a role, too.

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Aging Out of Foster Care Makes Eating Right a Challenge

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09/18/2017

Tony Turner knew he had to improve his eating habits to reverse a recent diagnosis of prediabetes, but, after several years in the foster care system, he did not know where to start.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Study: Giving Leads to Happiness

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09/18/2017

The adage says it’s better to give than to receive. Recently, a neurological study published in Nature Communications found there may be some biological truth to the maxim after all.

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More Trafficking Victims Turn to Hotline With Pleas for Help

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10/02/2017

The tipster's account was grim. A woman had suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung at the hands of a man who for nine years had been forcing her into prostitution.

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Gender Justice

Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program Announces 31 Winners of Fellowships for Important Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences

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04/25/2018

$6.2 million in philanthropic support from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Research to Prevent Blindness-Supported Researchers Will Be Integral Part of Latest Effort Within NEI’s Audacious Goals Initiative

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11/06/2018

Ten researchers who have been supported by RPB will be co-principal investigators on five innovative projects just announced by the National Eye Institute (NEI) as part of its Audacious Goals Initiative (AGI) for Regenerative Medicine.

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