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Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

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04/30/2015

... enrolled in the lowest quality programs, according to a new report released Wednesday by researchers at the ... not high quality, and low-income children are most likely to be in low-quality...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Virtual Labor Organizing

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06/10/2015

... is one of the best financial decisions a worker can make to boost individual and family wealth—worth up to $1.5 million in additional earnings over a ... joining can be clunky, contentious, and confusing. In a...

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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 sectors are struggling to create jobs, the technology sector is struggling to...

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Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?

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07/31/2015

... at more than twice the rate that younger adults do, a new study finds. The worry of previous decades—that ... attention for mental health issues—may now need to shift, says Donovan Maust, the geriatric...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative

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08/05/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces First Cities Selected to Join What Works Cities Initiative Bloomberg ... Philanthropies announced the first cities selected to participate in What Works Cities - a $42 million...

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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

... have better job opportunities, make more money and learn to speak better English. But a new report found their well-being declines in the areas of ... or disrupt immigrants' integration into society,...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals

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10/07/2015

... Report on Creating Effective School Principals A new report commissioned by the Wallace Foundation has ... three major state policies that are necessary in order to create the most effective principals for...

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Rockefeller Foundation Finds Major Issues for Women in the Workplace

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10/13/2015

... the same question and the answers will be very different. New research from The Rockefeller Foundation and Thomson ...

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Deutsche Bank Supports Transgender Economic Empowerment Forum

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12/10/2015

... Empowerment Forum Transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers need access to jobs and job readiness programs and it's up to the city and the private sector to...

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Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

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02/22/2016

Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of ... of the alcohol industry’s actions around the world to reduce drinking and driving either lack evidence...

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

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02/26/2016

... Students Do in College Most students attend college to learn skills and gain experience that will put them on a path to becoming employable adults. Unfortunately, some students' ... never completing their...

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Bloomberg Report: 'Data Gap' at City Halls Across the Nation

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03/10/2016

... Limited training and resources hamper city efforts to use data-based decisionmaking in public safety, economic development and affordable housing, according to a new report by the Bloomberg...

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Century Foundation Report: Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance

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03/30/2016

... Unemployment insurance (UI) is America's first responder to economic distress. But according to Speeding the Recovery of Unemployment Insurance, a new report by TCF senior fellow Andrew...

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American Express, Ford Foundation Provide Funds to Restore Hemingway's Famed Cuban Home

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04/15/2016

American Express, Ford Foundation Provide Funds to Restore Hemingway's Famed Cuban Home William Dupont, San ... Dupont and his team will aid in the construction of a new archival storage facility at Finca...

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Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado

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04/29/2016

... City of Boulder officials are taking a unique approach to planning for future natural disasters and challenges. The ... The document builds off wildfire and flood plans to show how hazards are interlinked—and...

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Doris Duke Study Finds Promoting Abstinence, Fidelity for HIV Prevention Is Ineffective

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05/03/2016

... changing sexual behavior and reducing HIV risk, according to a new Stanford University School of Medicine study. Since ... supported local initiatives that encourage men and women to limit...

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Rockefeller Funding of Resilience Officer in Chicago Makes News

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05/03/2016

... in Chicago Makes News After announcing and filling the new job bankrolled by the Rockefeller Foundation, Mayor Rahm Emanuel struggled to explain just what it is that former Deputy Water ... taxpayers is paying...

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UJA-Federation of NY CEO Gives Tips on Teaching Youth about the Holocaust

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05/04/2016

... when pictures emerged last month of partying teens in New Jersey engaging in a shocking beer pong game called ... ignored. The Princeton school system, where the teens go to school, has expressed a commitment...

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Workers of the World, Unite, Says the Surdna Foundation

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05/05/2016

... Surdna has an idea: Give more ownership of companies to workers. It’s not a new idea — worker cooperatives have been around since the 19th century — but it’s an idea that seems to be...

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