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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents, but the answer may not lie within rules set by adults, according to new research led by Princeton University.

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Children, Youth and Families

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William T. Grant Foundation

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DeQuendre Neeley-Bertrand Joins the Schott Foundation as Communications Director

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02/22/2017

... advisor to one of the foundation’s partners, the Education Justice Network. Before joining Schott, DeQuendre ...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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The Systematic Starvation of Those Who Do Good

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02/28/2017

... reported that nonprofits in New York employ nearly 1 .3 million people, representing more than 18 percent of all ... highly educated—two-thirds of workers have some college education , and close to half hold...

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‘Bro’ Adams Joins Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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07/11/2017

... Adams, who lives in Falmouth, will begin his new job Aug. 1 . When he resigned as NEH chairman in May, Adams told the ... might benefit from my experiences at NEH and in higher education . The chance to advance...

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Arts

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Rauch Foundation Research On Government Spending & Early Childhood Published

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07/26/2017

... research on government funding of early childhood, early education and related programs. – across the U.S., in New ... Foundation to the Fordham University Graduate School of Education , which provided...

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Carnegie Corp.’s Academic Leadership Award Recognizes Seven University Presidents

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09/12/2017

... an outstanding commitment to excellence in undergraduate education , the liberal arts, equal opportunity, the ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Leading Philanthropists to Announce Co-Impact, A Global Collaborative for Systems Change

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11/16/2017

... invest US $500 million in three critical areas—health, education , and economic opportunity—to improve the lives of ... goal is to improve the lives of millions by advancing education , improving people’s health...

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The New York Community Trust Awards $600K Grant for NYC Creative Aging Initiative

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01/05/2018

... teaching artists, Creative Aging programs are arts education courses for older adults in the visual, performing, ...

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Aging

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New Research Funded by the William T. Grant Foundation Tackles College Hunger

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01/22/2018

... nation’s leading experts on food insecurity in higher education to evaluate a local intervention in Houston. The ... aimed at improving equitable outcomes in postsecondary education . Goldrick-Rab finds that an...

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The Rockefeller Foundation sends 20,000 NYC Public School Students to See Hamilton

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06/13/2018

... This educational partnership, made possible through a $ 1 .46 million grant by The Rockefeller Foundation, is not only ...

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Report Funded by Helmsley Charitable Trust Looks at Human Well-Being in NYC

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07/03/2018

... American Human Development Index, which combines health, education , and earnings data from the U.S. Census Bureau and ... life expectancy, living standards, overall health, education levels, access to...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Community Development

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United Hospital Fund Releases Report With Observations from New York City’s Partnerships for Early Childhood Development Initiative

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07/12/2018

... a child’s health, and found that more than a third ( 1 ,890) needed services that addressed social or developmental needs. The teams reported that adult education and child care were the two most common social...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Newman's Own Foundation Provides Over $1.7 Million to Support Nutrition Initiatives

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10/02/2018

Newman's Own Foundation Provides Over $ 1 .7 Million to Support Nutrition Initiatives Newman's Own ... and vegetables in underserved communities, and offer education programs about healthy and nutritious...

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Mellon Releases New Publication Celebrating 30 Years of Grantmaking in South Africa

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10/22/2018

... to strengthening the arts and humanities, and to higher education more generally,” writes Saleem Badat, program ... director of the Foundation’s International Higher Education and Strategic Projects team (...

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Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality Appoints Diahann Billings-Burford as New CEO

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10/30/2018

The Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), which was founded by Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to help bridge the nation’s racial divide, has hired Diahann Billings-Burford as its new CEO.

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Bloomberg Commits $1.8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid

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11/19/2018

Bloomberg Commits $ 1 .8 Billion to Johns Hopkins for Financial Aid Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has announced a $ 1 .8 billion commitment from alumnus and former New York City ... qualify for financial aid...

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Co-Impact Announces Inaugural Grants Totaling $80 Million

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01/16/2019

... announced its first round of grants today to improve education , health, and economic opportunity for an estimated ... in systems that hamper human progress in the areas of education , health, and economic...

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