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Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals

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12/18/2014

Foundations Should Push for Disclosure of Corporate ‘Welfare’ Deals For the ... how much revenue they lose to business tax breaks granted in the name of economic development. While many .....

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Ask Your Question to Duncan, King and Walcott!

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05/14/2012

UPDATE: We have reached our deadline for accepting questions. We thank everyone for their ... King and Chancellor Walcott. For the first time ever in a public setting,...

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17 Mar 2015

The Promise of Community Schools in NYC

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8:30am to 1:30pm

*Registration for this session has reached capacity. To be added to the ... center on: the cross-sector promise of community schools in supporting communities, the vision and principles that ... and what of...

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OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Work

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02/12/2015

OSF and Ford Praised by de Blasio for Internet Accessibility Wor k Mayor Bill de Blasio spurred foundation leaders Wednesday to invest in projects and technology tools that protect and expand the ... said. Life...

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Goldman Sachs Contributes $2 Million to LaGuardia Community College

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03/16/2015

... of LaGuardia Community College, a two-year institution in Queens with 50,000 students, received an unexpected call. ... applied. Goldman had been involved with LaGuardia for five years through the company’s 10...

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White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments

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03/24/2015

White House Debuts $240 Million in New STEM Commitments President Obama debuted more than $240 million in new STEM commitments this week at the fifth annual White ... in over $1 billion ...

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City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public Schools

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06/29/2015

City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public Schools At a time when the public and private ... only 400,000 computer science students. It’s time our education...

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Open Society and MacArthur Foundations to be Banned by Russia Along with Many Others

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07/14/2015

... a “patriotic stop-list” signed into law by Mr. Putin in May. It includes large organizations like George Soros’s ... Martyna Bogaczyk, vice president of the board of the Education for...

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Elmezzi Foundation Supports Population Health Management Pilot Program at Mount Sinai Queens

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08/21/2015

... The Elmezzi Foundation, which helps provide opportunities for residents of western Queens through education , youth development, medical research and support ... medical, behavioral and social health outcomes...

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Ms. Foundation Helps Film Lab Fight Elder Abuse Through Film

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09/09/2015

... Through Film The Film Lab ( www.film-lab.org ), known for its filmmaking competitions, educational outreach to support diversity in media and its production arm featuring diverse ... has received a grant from...

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Ford Foundation Supports "The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin on Film" Series

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09/11/2015

... titled "The Devil Finds Work: James Baldwin on Film," set for September 11-14. Obviously named after Baldwin's ... School of the Arts Office of Community Outreach and Education ... Ford...

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Immigrants, Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds

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09/24/2015

... Their Children Integrate Well into US Society but Not in All Areas, Report Finds As U.S. immigrants and their ... English. But a new report found their well-being declines in the areas of health, crime and...

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How Do You Build a Field? Lessons from Public Health - Rockefeller Foundation

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11/23/2015

... that limited the outbreak’s devastation. However, credit for containing the disease also goes to a legion of ... educators and others who led the public health response in West Africa and beyond. We owe the...

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New York Stem Cell Foundation Expands Offices in New York

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12/01/2015

New York Stem Cell Foundation Expands Offices in New York The New York Stem Cell Foundation inked a ... nonprofit is one of the top stem-cell research and education outfits in the country. It...

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New National Standards for Principals Flow from Wallace Work

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12/10/2015

New National Standards for Principals Flow from Wallace Work Eight new standards for supervisors of school principals, covering topics such as ... as they help those principals improve their effectiveness ...

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Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector

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02/23/2016

... New President and CEO, Independent Sector Begining in July, Dan Cardinali will become the new President and CEO ... Annie E. Casey Children and Families Fellow, a trustee for America’s Promise, a director on...

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Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

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02/26/2016

... Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College Most students attend college to learn skills ... fellow Robert Shireman, offers specific recommendations for how the U.S. Department of ...

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19 Apr 2016

A New Vision for Gates: Bob Hughes Goes to Seattle

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9:00am to 10:30am

Robert Hughes, the President of New Visions for Public Schools since 2000, and long-time advocate and champion of public education in New York City, will be joining the Bill and Melinda Gates ...

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Bangladeshi Law Student Receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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04/19/2016

... Law Student Receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans A stroke of luck made it possible for Akbar Hossain and his family to immigrate to the United ... juniors who show leadership potential...

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