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Ford Funds at the Crossroads of Immigration and Artistic Activism

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09/29/2017

... with mentors and strengthen immigrant artist communities in those four cities, using NYFA's Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program in New York, NY as an impactful model for replication. NYFA, ... with a...

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Republicans Are Reconsidering Full Repeal of State and Local Tax Deduction

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10/04/2017

... elimination of the provision has emerged as a flash point in the nascent debate over the plan, with Republicans in high-tax states worried about backlash from residents who ...

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Economic Security

Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?

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10/04/2017

... Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved? A land use proposal to redevelop the 138,000-square-foot, publicly-owned Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights to create a mix of different types of .....

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New York State Health Foundation releases new data snapshot "Health Care Spending Trends in New York State"

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10/04/2017

... releases new data snapshot "Health Care Spending Trends in New York State" This NYSHealth-produced data snapshot ... care spending overall and per capita are among the highest in the nation. Health...

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Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces

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10/05/2017

... Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces Four communities in Western New York will receive up to $2.5 million in state funding apiece to enhance their assets and help ... announced the funding during a news...

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For the Disabled, New York’s Sidewalks Are an Obstacle Course

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10/10/2017

... said Mr. Jones, 29, a disability rights advocate who lives in the Bronx. “I believe it’s very unfair. These types of things should not be happening in a city like this.” . . . For the Disabled, New York’s ...

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SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers

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10/10/2017

... Though the basic elements of the original proposal remains in tact, prospective teachers will now be required to sit for ... reduced), and they now must pass one of the exams used in the traditional...

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Commonwealth Fund Analysis Shows how Disastrous the Medicaid Work Requirement Would be, Given the Opioid Crisis

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01/12/2018

... state has one of the highest rates of overdose deaths in the country, and its Medicaid spending on prescriptions for opioid use disorders jumped 326 percent from 2011 to 2016, to $64 ... million. Kentucky also...

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Study Supported by Doris Duke Foundation Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults

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03/23/2018

... Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults In the study, which was published in Science Translational ... within 38 years. The researchers concluded that routine...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build

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10/26/2018

... Foundation for its upcoming single-family home build in Bishopville, this fall. The Weinberg Foundation is one of the largest private charitable foundations in the United States. This is the first time Habitat...

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funds Gene Editing Research to Identify Gene that Controls Butterfly Wing Color

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10/26/2018

... by scientists from the University of Chicago shows that in one species, Heliconius cydno, just one gene controls ... the butterfly has white or yellow spots on its wings. In the study, published Oct. 25...

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First-of-its-kind Study From the Century Foundation: How Well Does Your State Support Integration in Charter Schools?

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04/04/2019

... Foundation: How Well Does Your State Support Integration in Charter Schools? With the enrollment flexibility and ... at the charter school policies and enrollment patterns in the forty-three states, plus the...

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Westchester Community Foundation Disbursed Millions in 2016

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03/22/2016

Westchester Community Foundation Disbursed Millions in 2016 The Westchester Community Foundation, one of ... legacies to life. Transforming our communities.” “ We ’ve sharpened our message to better explain our...

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New York State Health Foundation Among Health Legacy Foundations That Address Social Causes of Poor Health Outcomes

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12/07/2017

... foundation. These sales tend to be rather large—some in the billion-dollar range—and, as NPQ has previously ... and CEO Lawrence Burns explains the shift in strategy: “ We still consider...

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Leon Levy Foundation Promotes Three Managers

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02/08/2016

... team for some time. These richly-deserved promotions are in recognition not only of their past contributions to ... our expectation that they will remain vital contributors in the future.” Jennifer E. Ellis As...

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Research to Prevent Blindness Funds Stem Cell Research

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12/18/2014

... clear, smooth surface. "Even at the microscopic level, we couldn't tell the difference between the tissues that were ... with stem cells and undamaged cornea," Funderburgh said in a prepared...

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Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids

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03/30/2015

Close That Gap: William T. Grant Foundation Zeroes in on Inequality and Kids Once in a while, research on an issue is so galvanizing that it can entirely shift how we think about a crucial...

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Howard Gilman Foundation Helps Bring the Arts to Public School Children

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04/24/2015

... New York City Ballet principal dancer Jacques d'Amboise in the belief that the arts, and dance and music in ... all children and motivate them toward excellence. " We are elated,...

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Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal

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04/30/2015

Ford Foundation Provides $500 Thousand for Relief Efforts in Nepal The Ford Foundation today announced it was making ... has supported development work for over 60 years. " We are deeply concerned for the...

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