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Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive

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02/28/2017

... Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today released the final report and...

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Mellon Foundation

Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White

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08/30/2017

... the nation’s top colleges and universities is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial gaps. Unemployment rates among black workers ...

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Economic Security

With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers

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09/06/2017

With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for ... Trump White House announced on Tuesday that it would move to rescind protections for young undocumented immigrants, New ... were few...

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Immigration

Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

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09/12/2017

... wrote a column in the New York Times summarizing evidence of the striking success public charter schools have had in ... research,” wrote University of Michigan professor of education...

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In New Memoir, Eva Moskowitz Offers a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation

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09/18/2017

... a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation For followers of the New York City education wars, Eva Moskowitz’s new book is a juicy ...

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Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

... Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) today announced that, since its launch ...

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No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

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10/06/2017

... swirled that states might use it as a launching pad to use measures of students’ social and emotional competencies to determine ... not a single state’s plan to comply with...

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Booth Ferris Foundation, New York Community Trust and Others Support Apollo Theater Transformation

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12/10/2018

... announced today that it is undertaking the initial phase of the iconic Theater’s transformation into the Apollo ... of the Apollo in its nearly 85-year history. Scheduled to open in fall 2020...

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The New York Community Trust

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08 May 2019

Are Housing Vouchers Contributing to Racial and Economic Segregation for Families with Children? - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness

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1:00pm to 2:00pm

*This program is hosted by our partner, Funders Together to End Homelessness, who has extended an invitation to PNY ... including the chance to live in lower-poverty, higher- opportunity...

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Young Black Males and the Urgency of Now

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11/19/2012

The Schott Foundation for Public Education ’s new report paints a bleak picture—nationally, 52 percent of black males, 58 percent of Latino males, and 78 percent of ... nearly...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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With Latest $350 Million Gift to Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg Surpasses $1 Billion in Giving to Alma Mater

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01/29/2013

The gift includes $250 million in support of a $1 billion effort to facilitate cross-disciplinary work across the university. ... aimed at bringing significant innovation to U.S. higher ...

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Philanthropy Takes Fore as Bloomberg Exits N.Y. Mayoralty

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04/30/2013

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approach to philanthropy and his giving priorities are examined as he ... his return to private life after three terms as mayor of New York. The newspaper interviewed Mr...

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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

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9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

A Philanthropy Connects program presented by the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC) and the Public Education ... in strategies and reform that create improvement in access to and success in...

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$50-Million from Goldman Sachs Seeds Fund for Businesswomen

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03/05/2014

Goldman Sachs and the World Bank will partner to raise $600 million in support of female entrepreneurs in developing countries, reports The ... banking giant’s 10,000 Women venture to provide...

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Mellon Foundation Gives Inaugural National History Teacher of the Year Award

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03/13/2015

... in the nation, but also the first teacher in Michigan to receiver the prestigious honor from The HISTORY Channel and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. “It’s unbelievable,” said ... years. She...

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Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy

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04/13/2015

Carnegie Praised for Preserving the Spirit of Philanthropy Those “associations” have blessed many ... people. Imagine if Andrew Carnegie had not decided to use his considerable wealth to...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Appoints Jane Mendillo and L. Rafael Reif to its Board of Trustees

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04/11/2016

... Foundation Appoints Jane Mendillo and L. Rafael Reif to its Board of Trustees The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has announced ... core constituencies in the humanities, arts, higher education ,...

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The ZAC Foundation Teams Up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama to Teach Water Safety

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04/13/2016

The ZAC Foundation Teams Up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama to Teach Water Safety The Boys and Girls Clubs of South ... up with the ZAC Foundation, a water safety advocacy and...

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Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic

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04/21/2016

Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic The U.S. Education Secretary John King is frustrated by what he ... “ahistorical nature” of conversations...

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