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12 Jul 2012

Education Working Group Lunch: 2013 Reform Review Project

Thursday, July 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... 600 foundations have invested more than 2 billion dollars in efforts to reshape New York City’s schools. While some ... stability to the system, enabling the Department of Education to execute diverse and...

18 May 2011

Successful Advocacy -- and Its Challenges: What's "Public" About Public Education?

Wednesday, May 18, 2011 -

2:45pm to 5:00pm

... New York’s policy committee Philanthropy Connects , in its new series Foundation Advocacy 2011 , in conjunction with the Donors’ Education Collaborative . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: CEOs, ... impact...

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24 Apr 2014

The Future of Education for New Yorkers Without High School Diplomas

Thursday, April 24, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... school diplomas. Until December 31, 2013, the only way for these individuals to get vocational training, entry-level jobs, or enroll in college was to pass the General Education Development (...

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Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & Cultures

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07/27/2017

Folger Receives $1.5M from Mellon Foundation for Collaborative Research Project on Early Modern Foodways & ... and Cultures. The new Mellon initiative will be based in the...

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Food Systems

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Can Humanities Grants to Universities Be a Bridge to Something Bigger? Mellon Foundation Backs Humanities

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07/31/2017

... Grants to Universities Be a Bridge to Something Bigger? Mellon Foundation Backs Humanities The humanities are on a ... to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Sure, much of its work in the...

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01 Dec 2021

For Us, By Us Farm - Based Education - A Webinar Hosted by Community Food Funders

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 -

12:30pm to 2:00pm

Most educational and training spaces in America are still dominated by white culture, and often ... apprenticeships are just a few of the barriers to entry for beginner BIPOC, queer and trans farmers, especially...

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Mellon Foundation Supports Humanities through Open Access, Open Source and Not-for-Profit

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12/21/2016

Mellon Foundation Supports Humanities through Open Access, Open Source and Not- for -Profit The Modern Language Assocation (MLA) Commons launched in early 2013 as a platform for...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Officer Donald J. Waters to Retire

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05/12/2019

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Senior Program Officer Donald J. Waters to ... The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Senior Program Officer for Scholarly Communications, Donald J. Waters, will...

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With Support from Citi Foundation, Report Highlights Innovative Education Development

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11/30/2016

... Support from Citi Foundation, Report Highlights Innovative Education Development NYU Wagner and the Center for an Urban Future selected the 15 urban policy reforms ... Support from Citi Foundation, Report...

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Simons Foundation Names Boyana Konforti Director of Education & Outreach

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09/02/2014

Simons Foundation Names Boyana Konforti Director of Education & Outreach Boyana Konforti has been named director of Education & Outreach for the Simons Foundation. In...

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Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial

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04/17/2015

Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform in NYTimes Editorial The problem is that great principals ... Wallace Foundation President Will Miller Tackles Education Reform...

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Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted

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06/07/2017

Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted In San Francisco’s public schools, Marc Benioff, the chief ... . . Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on ...

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Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform

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04/30/2018

... Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform Great teachers are critically important to ... student achievement. When Bloomberg Philanthropies looks for school systems around the country...

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11 Dec 2013

Leaving Vocational Education Behind: Making Sure College Ready = Career Ready

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

When President Obama visited P-TECH in Brooklyn this October, the focus was on how the school – ... partnership par excellence – prepares young people for the 21st century workplace. But it does so much more than...

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13 Jun 2019

Reimagining Career Pathways for (and with) Youth, Educators and Employers

Thursday, June 13, 2019 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... a tight labor market and low-unemployment, job gains for young adults in New York City over the last five years have largely been ... career pathways. A misalignment between the education...

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Family of Boy Who Wears Dresses Sues Education Department

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08/30/2017

Family of Boy Who Wears Dresses Sues Education Department A 5-year-old named Leo sat surrounded by toys on the floor of his bedroom in Brooklyn this week marked with some classic little-boy ... his eyes and a scab...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, Scholar, and Arts Advocate Elizabeth Alexander as President

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02/07/2018

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Distinguished Writer, Poet, ... Alexander as President The Trustees of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation have elected Elizabeth Alexander to be the ... is recognized as one...

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Mellon Foundation Grant to USC Libraries and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance to Support Digital Collection for Dance Heritage

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06/08/2018

Mellon Foundation Grant to USC Libraries and USC Glorya ... Kaufman School of Dance to Support Digital Collection for Dance Heritage Thanks to a $560,000 grant from The Andrew ... significant dance performances...

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08 May 2013

The Trustee Education Institute: An Intensive Seminar for Family Foundation Trustees

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 12:00pm to Friday, May 10, 2013 - 2:00pm

Pew Charitable Trusts Conference Center, 901 E St NW, Washington, DC

The National Center’s Trustee Education Institute provides a comprehensive introduction to ... you may confront over time? How can you grow into a leader for your family’s philanthropy and get the most from this...

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