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Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

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03/16/2016

Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation Strong principals are critical components of successful schools, and yet school leaders usually receive ... attention than teachers in...

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NY Women's Foundation and NoVo Foundation Noted for Investments Supporting Women

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03/29/2016

... and one-time legislative director for Women's City Club of New York (WCC), once said, "The battle for the individual ... undermines it." As Women's History Month 2016 draws to a close, some...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Gender Justice

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NoVo Foundation

Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

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04/29/2016

Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks The Ford Foundation named Kathy Reich as director of a new foundation initiative to help...

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Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others

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07/15/2016

Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others The billionaire investor gave away $2.9 billion worth of stock in his holding company Berkshire Hathaway ( BRKA ... links to the...

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Hazen Foundation's Bezahler in EdWeek: Are We Criminalizing Our Students?

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12/09/2016

... Students? It’s been said that a budget is a statement of policy, the surest way to determine the values and priorities a society embraces. ... while states struggle to provide adequate...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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An Analysis of Bloomberg Philanthropies Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools

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12/22/2016

An Analysis of Bloomberg Philanthropies Boost for Disadvantaged Students at Top Schools Many funders want to ensure college access for disadvantaged and ... such access to the nation’s top...

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Welcomes Lisa Cowan as Vice President of Programs

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01/12/2017

... Clark Foundation Welcomes Lisa Cowan as Vice President of Programs Lisa has been working with community-based ... Research and Action (caranyc.org), where she continues to act as an advisor. Most recently,...

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Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature

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02/17/2017

... The extreme racial homogeneity in the rarefied realm of young math wizards has drawn little attention in a nation where racial equality in the basic institutions of civic life — schools, housing, health care,...

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Edwin Gould Foundation | EGF Accelerator

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Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding

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03/17/2017

... Foundation President Earl Lewis Writes About the Absence of Federal Arts Funding Since President Lyndon Johnson and a ... produced a satirical story of a town that wakes up to learn its black...

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George Soros, Steven Rockefeller, Abigail Disney and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes

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03/21/2017

George Soros, Steven Rockefeller, Abigail Disney and Some Of New York's Wealthiest Tell State Government To Raise Their Taxes Some of the wealthiest New Yorkers are ... for all of...

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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness

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04/05/2017

Century Foundation Fellow Comments on the Fate of Student Debt Forgiveness Under a program known as Public ... Forgiveness, some student loan borrowers were supposed to be able to have the...

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NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

... Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing Last week, the foundation announced ... a news release. Earning high returns isn’t just a matter of bragging rights — endowment...

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Long Island Community Foundation-Backed Report Finds Racial Inequities Cost LI’s Economy Billions Each Year

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04/25/2017

... Year Long Island’s economy could have had an infusion of $24 billion in 2014 alone were it not for racial ... income gap faced by African-American residents, according to a report released Monday by the Urban...

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Long Island Community Foundation

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Three Practical Tips for Spreading and Scaling Youth Programs

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05/11/2017

... Program Associate, The New York Community Trust Like a lot of people, Anthony Negron is concerned about the lack of ... Science (NYSCI) started an after-school program designed to interest...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation-Backed Poll Finds Racial Divide in Financial Readiness for Retirement

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05/19/2017

... Americans are nearly twice as likely as African-Americans to say they've saved enough for retirement, a new poll found. ... security than whites and will rely on fewer sources of income during retirement...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

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Nonhuman Rights Project, Supported by Novo and Arcus Foundations, Is Featured in Documentary

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06/06/2017

... law at Harvard and Stanford, Wise is president and founder of the Nonhuman Rights Project, which calls itself “the ... working through litigation, public policy advocacy, and education to...

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Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color

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06/21/2017

Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color By now it’s clear the Trump era will be cruel to women. The President and Congress have proposed draconian ... cuts to the nation’s...

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With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable

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07/10/2017

... Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable It's no secret to readers of IP that the Wallace Foundation believes in the importance ... Wallace places school leadership front and center of...

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Sloan Foundation Supported Survey: Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great

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08/14/2017

... work hard, and it takes a physical and mental toll, not to mention that it frequently cuts into personal time, ... along with Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles, began...

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