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Debora L. Spar Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

Release Date:

09/03/2012

... of Barnard College, a private liberal arts college for women in New York City. "Debora Spar's global leadership ... Dr. Spar spent 17 years on the faculty of Harvard Business School , where she taught...

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Dorothy Q. Thomas Named Interim CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women

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08/22/2013

The Ms. Foundation for Women has announced that Dorothy Q. Thomas will assume ... States. From 2009 to 2011, she was a research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies at...

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06 Jun 2012

Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting: Innovative Approaches to Better Serve Youth and Young Adults

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... and foster collaborations that result in better outcomes for young people. Explore Ways to connect youth and ... American Express David Fischer , Senior Director for Career and Technical Education , New York...

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11 Mar 2013

The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading: Community Networks in New York State - WEBINAR

Monday, March 11, 2013 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

... by third grade is the most important predictor of high school graduation and career success. Yet every year, more ... to the Top, join our guests to discuss how the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading is tackling...

13 Jun 2013

A Conversation with Robert C. Granger, President of the William T. Grant Foundation

Thursday, June 13, 2013 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... during his tenure to improve the quality of after- school programs. Representatives from a local and a national ... remarks, drawing connections to their own funding of after- school programs. The panelists...

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Diverse Strategies for Funding Education

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09/18/2013

Dear Members, Last week, we sent you a "save the date" for the launch of the Education Funders Research Initiative ... Sixteen funders with very diverse strategies around school reform have come together...

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Kress Foundation Trustee to Lead Metropolitan Museum of Art

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03/12/2015

... Met on March 31 after 10 years in the post, and nearly 40 at the institution. Dr. Weiss’ appointment was announced by ... of Trustees of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Council for Library and Information...

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John A. Hartford Foundation’s Berman to be Honored, Give Commencement Address at Quinnipiac U.

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05/20/2016

... Berman to be Honored, Give Commencement Address at Quinnipiac U. Amy Berman, RN, a Senior Program Officer at ... A. Hartford Foundation, a nurse, and a passionate champion for improving the...

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New Study Supported by Simons Foundation Finds Math and Science are Kids' Favorite Subjects, But Parents Value Reading and Writing Skills More

Release Date:

04/18/2017

... Writing Skills More Though more than half of parents with school -aged children say math or science is their child's ... and the Simons Foundation to catalyze outside- school math and science learning...

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Markle Foundation-Backed Online Tools Seek to Help Close the Employment Skills Gap

Release Date:

07/10/2017

... are 7.3 million fewer jobs in the United States today for people with a high school degree or less than there were in 1989. At the same time, 6 million jobs in our country go unfilled ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees

Release Date:

10/23/2017

... of college admissions. Since low test scores can hurt a school ’s reputation and funding, high schools sometimes ... many good options and creates unnecessary discouragement for students who feel they cannot...

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JPMorgan Chase Releases New Data Platform, The Good Jobs Index

Release Date:

11/14/2017

... the finding that two-thirds of states have added good jobs for workers without a bachelor’s degree. “Good Jobs That ... manufacturing declines. Both sets of jobs offer good pay for workers who do not have a...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Donates $1.5 Million for Disaster Relief

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01/30/2018

Carnegie Corporation of New York Donates $1.5 Million for Disaster Relief Months after a series of three ... Knight Foundation, the Corporation has allocated $500,000 for Miami-area universities to support...

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New Study, Supported By The Jewish Foundation for Education of Women, Finds College Brings Significant Benefits to Single Mothers and Society

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06/06/2018

New Study, Supported By The Jewish Foundation for Education of Women , Finds College Brings Significant ... to live in poverty than single mothers with only high school , with AAs also bringing big benefits,...

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Mellon Foundation Renews Support for Open Graduate Education at Brown

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09/17/2018

Mellon Foundation Renews Support for Open Graduate Education at Brown The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the Brown University Graduate School a $1.675 million, five-year grant to support...

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Century Foundation Releases New Report: “14 Progressive Priorities for the New Congress”

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11/07/2018

... Foundation Releases New Report: 14 Progressive Priorities for the New Congress When the 116th Congress is seated, it ... and wealth inequality, to rising racial segregation in our school system, to the tens of...

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The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Committed $1 Million to Children's Health Fund

Release Date:

12/03/2018

... college football star Michael Griffin will help students at Cook Elementary School learn about the importance good oral hygiene at a fun ... moderation, and self-esteem, lessons which will...

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Staten Island, Conrad N. Hilton Foundations, New York Community Trust, and More Launch Campaign to Make NYC First in Nation to Offer Long-Term Support for Foster Youth

Release Date:

02/28/2019

... to Make NYC First in Nation to Offer Long-Term Support for Foster Youth Dozens of human services agencies and ... and tutors for current and former foster youth from middle school through age...

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Black Girls Play Secures Three-Year Funding from Novo Foundation

Release Date:

03/06/2019

... Funding from Novo Foundation It was nearly midnight on a school night, and eighth-grader and pianist Ariel Moore was sitting inside the recording studio at Zoo Labs in Oakland, learning about the ins and outs...

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Connecticut Seventh-Grader Wins SIFMA Foundation’s National InvestWrite ® Essay Competition

Release Date:

04/26/2019

... programs are also preparing students like Kalwat for their financial lives. The SIFMA Foundation’s Stock ... ™ , an online simulation of the global capital markets for 4 th through 12 th grade students,...

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