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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

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06/17/2014

... I n the wake of last week 039 ;s Vergara v. California ruling, New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are ... Education reform groups like StudentsFirstNY and the New Teacher...

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Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward

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07/17/2014

... schools by 2018--including the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a ... boost parent involvement, attend to the needs of children ...

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United Way of New York City

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $45 Million for City Halls to Tackle Urban Issues

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08/20/2014

... Urban Issues Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced a new $45 million investment to boost the capacity of city ... Delivery model, an approach to generating and implementing new ideas that has been tested...

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

... Test Scores and College Enrollment Findings from a new long-term study of small high schools in New York City show the approach may not only boost a ... academic rigor, personalized relationships with...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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Open Society Foundations

National Journal Notes Ford, Open Society Role in Net Neutrality Victory

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03/13/2015

... groups that typically march in lockstep have split over new net-neutrality rules, and their discord has escalated ... even personal, feud. Beyond a split over the merits of the new policy, civil rights groups...

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Technology

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National LGBT Museum Board of Directors Votes to Establish Museum in NYC

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04/30/2015

... the National LGBT Museum has voted to base the museum in New York City and has elected longtime LGBT activist Kevin ... a number of possible sites, and held a number of meetings with elected officials and LGBT...

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LGBTQ

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Century Foundation Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K

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05/13/2015

... Releases Report on NYC Universal Pre-K Lessons from New York City’s Universal Pre-K Expansion: How a Focus on ... of early childhood policy, outlines the main features of New York City’s current UPK expansion...

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UJA-Federation Launches Campaign for Passage of Education Tax Credit

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05/27/2015

... public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, together with the UJA-Federation of New York, is launching a 30-day campaign to push – over the ... and UJA-Federation will be in Albany every day, meeting with...

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UJA-Federation of New York

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx

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07/10/2015

... Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx Today, New York Restoration Project (NYRP) unveiled a master plan to ... measurable health benefits for South Bronx residents with parks, tree-lined streets,...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Community Development

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Wallace Foundation Releases Reports on Successful Audience-Building Efforts

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08/14/2015

... Efforts The Wallace Foundation today released two new case studies analyzing strategies used by two ... Fleisher Art Memorial – to reach and engage audiences new to those organizations. The reports explore how...

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Stonewall Foundation’s Jarrett Lucas Among '40 Under 40' Nonprofit Rising Stars

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11/05/2015

... 40 Under 40 Nonprofit Rising Stars For the first time, New York Nonprofit Media is recognizing 40 of New York’s rising stars in the nonprofit world under the ... to celebrate the accomplishments of our forty...

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Tisch Education Center at Whitney Museum Profiled in Education Update

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12/01/2015

... Update article, Joan Baum spotlights the Whitney’s new Laurie M. Tisch Education Center, prominently situated on ... Center strives to create a VIP experience for students with special gallery areas, private...

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Tow Foundation Gives $25M to Barnard for Tech Center

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02/01/2016

... the Columbia University affiliate will use to build a new teaching center in New York City. The Tow Foundation, overseen by Leonard Tow ... for it to institute a technology requirement beginning with...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Funds $1M Public Art Project

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04/15/2016

... The project, called Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light , will include nine sites across 10 neighborhoods with the culmination of the project expected to be on Oct. 4, ... Erwin Redl, whose art has been on...

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Mellon Foundation Contributes to 'THATcamp' on Humanities and Technology

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04/21/2016

... to 039 ;THATcamp 039 ; on Humanities and Technology At the Central New York THAT (The Humanities and Technology) Camp held in ... subject matter, since digital humanities is a relatively...

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Simons Foundation Gives $40M for Astronomy Facility in Chile

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05/12/2016

... Simons Foundation has given $38.4 million to establish a new astronomy facility in Chile’s Atacama Desert, adding new telescopes and new detectors to existing instruments in order to boost ...

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Science

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Carnegie, Helmsley Release Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program

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05/17/2016

... Study On Building a Successful Transfer Program A new 60-page guidebook on effective transfer practices is ... of process and policies. Although almost every day a new articulation agreement is announced...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... like a parent’s nightmare. Roughly two dozen children at New York City schools were hit, kicked, and bullied by fellow ... shows a clear and undeniable escalation of violence in New York City schools,” said...

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Novo Foundation Supports Transformation of Former NYC Prison Into 'Women's Building'

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11/16/2016

... Into 039 ;Women 039 ;s Building 039 ; Finding affordable real estate in New York City can take forever. Just ask Gloria Steinem and ... co-founded Ms. Magazine in 1972...

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