Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... the water during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara ...
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Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The British media company, The Guardian, is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue problems: philanthropy.
Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality
Release Date:
08/29/2017
While women continue to advance in unprecedented ways, the journey towards full equality is still evolving. The history of that journey is also surprisingly young.
Compromise Reached in Boycott of Native American School
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... board, which operates the school under a contract with the state , and has no Onondaga representatives, said that she did ...
New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Thousands are marching in New York City Wednesday to defend DACA following reports that President Donald Trump may soon announce the end to protections for 800,000 young immigrants in the United States.
The Next Houston
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Disaster planners have long feared that a direct hurricane hit on Miami or New York could be even more catastrophic than Harvey.
China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that the world economy faces growing risks and uncertainties from countries turning inward on trade and resisting combating climate change, delivering an implicit rebuke to his American counterpart, Donald Trump.
After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... past few months have been marked by friction between the State Education Department and SUNY, Success Academy’s ...
Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... schools, the average English-math proficiency rate on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four ...
Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage
Release Date:
09/06/2017
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of their health insurance, a consequence unique to New York that could focus the debate in Albany when the...
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced that his office is changing its plea guidelines for marijuana arrests to lighten penalties for first- and second-time offenders, effective Tuesday.
Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... be taken down. Majorities of voters in every region of the state support maintaining such statues, with 70 percent of ...
The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear
Release Date:
09/07/2017
When news leaked on Monday that President Trump had decided to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the 2012 policy that granted administrative relief to some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States...
LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The revolution in civil and legal rights for LGBTQ Americans has wrought a parallel shift in fundraising tactics for nonprofits that worked to bring about those changes. Charities that once focused mostly on unmarried, often childless people are now...
NYSHealth 2018 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals Available
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Projects Fund Request for Proposals Available The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) 2018 Special Projects ...
Reed: Dreamer Bill Could Be Part Of Broader Border Security Legislation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Southern Tier Republican Rep. Tom Reed said he’s in favor of a permanent solution for former Deferred Action of Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients. He believes there is far-reaching support for legislation to help undocumented immigrants who came...
Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... New York's highest court has opened the door for state officials to demand that the oil giant's outside .....
Top White House Official to Discuss Climate Change at U.N.
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Gary D. Cohn, the chief White House economic adviser, is convening senior climate and energy ministers from about a dozen nations in advance of next week’s United Nations General Assembly meeting, the White House confirmed.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute
Release Date:
09/14/2017
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined Simons Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons to dedicate the foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, an intramural research division of the Simons Foundation that tackles big datasets — and big scientific...
As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... United Nations General Assembly, a place where heads of state , celebrities, billionaire philanthropists and business ...