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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Backs Promising News Collaborative

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08/25/2016

The foundation will support the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University's launch of local/national news partnership project that will show community sites in Jersey how, for example, they can produce the same eye-catching data...

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Wallace Foundation Study Looks at Effects of Voluntary Summer Learning Programs on Low-Income Urban Youth

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09/30/2016

Voluntary summer-learning programs can help narrow academic achievement gaps between children from low-income families and those from high-income families, a report from the Wallace Foundation and the RAND Corporation finds.

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Children, Youth and Families

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Anthony Bourdain and Rockefeller Foundation Partner On Food Waste Documentary

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11/01/2016

Globetrotting chef Anthony Bourdain will be adding to his frequent flier miles, as he takes on the issue of food waste around the world in a new documentary.

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The Rockefeller Foundation

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Racial Justice Is at Heart of Brooklyn Community Foundation Shift

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12/06/2016

Cecilia Clarke, president and CEO, said in a statement announcing the decision: “Private prisons, gun manufacturers, and predatory lenders are three industries that have had a devastating impact on communities of color and low-income communities in...

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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

The first national study of language learning in 30 years was requested from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences by a bipartisan group of members of U.S. Senate & House of Representatives.

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With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, This New Orleans Neighborhood Is Fighting Flooding By Welcoming It

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03/09/2017

... of the city. In the city's new resilience district, with projects that will break ground later in 2017, the goal is to .....

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Environment and Climate Change

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Supported by JPB Foundation, Harvard Study Finds Illinois Soda Tax Could Cut Health Costs, Raise $561 Million in Revenue Annually

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04/26/2017

A penny-per-ounce state tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could raise $561 million a year in new revenue for Illinois, while also saving millions in health care costs associated with obesity and diabetes, according to a new study released Tuesday by...

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Rockefeller-Backed FarmerLink Helps Philippine Planters Milk the Coconut Boom

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05/10/2017

FarmerLink, a pilot project set up by a consortium to make small-scale coconut farmers in the Philippines more resilient to shocks like natural disasters and pests, and increase their productivity, takes advantage of mobile technology.

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Bloomberg Backed “Global Street Design Guide” Now Available Free Online

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05/22/2017

The Global Street Design Guide, a handbook for cities around the world to design safe, sustainable streets, is available to the public as for free online. The guide was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, which has made road safety a top priority .

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Investing in Young Scientific Talent: How (and Why) Rita Allen Foundation Does It

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06/14/2017

When it comes to scientific innovation, individuals, not organizations, are paramount, according to the Princeton, New Jersey-based Rita Allen Foundation.

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No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

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08/29/2017

It promised a new way of bike riding in New York City — GPS-tracked smart bikes that would rent for as little as $1 and did not have to be picked up or returned to fixed locations.

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As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

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09/12/2017

... to review the environmental risks of major infrastructure projects , including highways, bridges and pipelines. In ...

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The Future Of New York City Transit in Every Borough

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09/19/2017

... continues to this day, and in addition to larger capital projects (like the MTA’s East Side Access, or Governor ...

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New Book, "The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World by Carnegie Council Centennial Chair Michael Ignatieff

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09/20/2017

What moral values do human beings hold in common? As globalization draws us together economically, are our values converging or diverging? In particular, are human rights becoming a global ethic? These were the questions that led Michael Ignatieff...

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The World's Soaring CO2 Levels Visualized as Skyscrapers

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09/22/2017

... gas that humans have produced since the mid-1700s. It also projects to the end of the 21st century to show what might ...

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Opinion: How Parks Lose Their Playfulness

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09/25/2017

... brought in Heatherwick Studio (a London specialist in such projects ) to design it. Though planned as a public park, the ...

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Bloomberg-supported Cities Work on Assembling the Open Government Puzzle

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09/27/2017

... visible. As teams from around the world nurture their projects to maturity — with several near their mainstream ...

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Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/02/2017

Three long-standing presidential commissions designed to expand educational opportunities for non-white students are set to expire Saturday and members say months of silence from the White House has them worried they’re about to be dissolved.

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This Is How NYC Plans To Solve Its Homeless Problem

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10/03/2017

New York City may have found a way to combat homelessness.

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