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Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’

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09/05/2017

... They are the schools Mayor de Blasio doesn’t mention. At 32 city elementary and middle schools, the average ... on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four years in a row. Seventeen of...

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Our Schools, Cut Off From the Web

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06/16/2013

An op-ed on the need for all people to have access to a fast and open Internet by Ford Foundation President Luis Ubiñas. ON June 6, at a middle school in Mooresville, N.C., President Obama set a...

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State Education Chancellor Defends Teacher and School Evaluations

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11/22/2013

... current evaluations of teachers and schools, speaking at an event organized by Philanthropy New York on Nov. 21. The evaluations include holding teachers accountable for their students’ performance on tests...

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Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration

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02/23/2016

Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration By most measures, America’s public ... and socioeconomically segregated than they have been for decades. In the Northeast, 51.4 percent of black...

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Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools

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12/05/2014

... math (STEM). The company is examining applicants now for the Verizon Innovate Learning Grants that will go to ... lunch. The grants, totaling $1.6 million, can be used for professional development for...

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NY Rejects All Applications for New Charter Schools

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05/21/2015

NY Rejects All Applications for New Charter Schools “We always look for quality and these applications didn’t measure up,” ... on how to improve their applications.” But charter- school advocates...

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Reading, Math Disparities Persist At Capital Region Schools

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08/29/2017

Reading, Math Disparities Persist At Capital Region Schools In the Capital Region's three major cities, school districts continue to see stubborn disparities between ... underfunded schools. . . Reading, Math...

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06 Oct 2016

Deep Integration of Community Based Organizations and Schools

Thursday, October 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Join us for this important conversation focusing on successful community/ school partnerships and the best strategies for implementing ... Chris Caruso, Executive Director, Community Schools...

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03 Nov 2010

A Time to Innovate: Achieving the Promise of Urban Catholic Schools

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 8:00am to Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 4:00pm

... Please register online or contact Emily Dalpiaz Miller at EMiller@PhilanthropyRoundtable.org or 202-822-8333. A ... . WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This is a solicitation-free event for qualified donors. Qualified donors...

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Will California Choose Prisons Over Schools—Again?

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09/18/2013

... Brown’s bid to raise taxes to increase state revenues for schools... Will California Choose Prisons Over ...

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Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools

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12/12/2018

... and teachers. The funding is something of a departure for Salesforce, which in the past has focused its education ... with the money used to expand computer science coursework, for example, or improve math...

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26 May 2015

Next Steps: Supporting the Community Schools Initiative

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 -

8:45am to 11:00am

... in the expansion of Community Schools in New York City. At this meeting, we discussed the role of philanthropy in ... with City officials and funder colleagues. Designed for All interested funders interested...

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18 Apr 2018

Immigrant Kids in School: Challenges, Progress and Potential

Wednesday, April 18, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... dramatic shifts, the City has labeled itself a safe haven for immigrants. The resulting tensions are evident in and ... immigrant students and their families. The panel of school , government, advocacy, and...

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Children, Youth and Families

16 Feb 2016

NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia: The State of the Schools

Tuesday, February 16, 2016 -

11:00am to 12:30pm

... and other interested funders to outline her priorities for the coming years, and to discuss her take on philanthropy’s role in the education arena, at this moment of challenge and opportunity. Fred Frelow...

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Success Metrics Questioned in School Program Funded by Goldman

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11/05/2015

Success Metrics Questioned in School Program Funded by Goldman It was, in the vernacular ... of corporate America, a win-win: a bond that paid for preschool for underprivileged children in Utah...

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02 May 2018

New York City Schools: Is Integration Necessary?

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 -

12:00pm to 1:30pm

... Committee on Equitable and Inclusive Philanthropy (CEIP) for a brown bag lunch session to discuss school segregation. The discussion will explore issues ... 1st . Members: To register yourself and/or a...