State Recoups $30 Million for Workers Who Failed to Receive Proper Minimum Wage
Release Date:
02/05/2015
... out of their hard-earned wages, and as these numbers show , our administration is making a difference for workers ...
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NYCT-Funded Initiative Has Taken on 424 Cases to Get Lawyers for Undocumented Immigrant Kids
Release Date:
03/24/2015
New York Community Trust is partnering with the City Council and The Robin Hood Foundation.
City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public Schools
Release Date:
06/29/2015
... to fill them. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that by 2020, there will be 1.4 million new computer ...
North Star's Hogan Calls for de Blasio to Give Acitivists a Bigger Role in Policymaking
Release Date:
08/14/2015
... “grass roots” – it’s reliable shorthand, a way to show they grasp the concerns of everyday people, and to ...
Commonwealth Fund Report Reveals that Americans Spend More on Health Care, But Fare Worse
Release Date:
10/09/2015
When compared to 12 other industrialized nations, Americans shelled out the most cash on health care services, but they fared worst in terms of life expectancy, according to the Commonwealth Fund findings.
Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates
Release Date:
10/21/2015
Officials at Families for Excellent Schools have declined to name the nonprofit’s funders since it was founded in 2012.
Carnegie: How America’s Immigrant Source has Changed
Release Date:
10/22/2015
... past. Read more and explore the interactive maps that show how immigrant sources have changed over the century. . . ...
Chronicle of Social Change Profiles Hilton Foundation and Its Massive Growth
Release Date:
01/22/2016
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a significant funder in foster youth programs, and definitely one to track as they are a major player in the future funding for child welfare.
Rockefeller Brothers Supported Report: Wind Energy Could Get Cheaper
Release Date:
03/18/2016
The University of Delaware released a report showing offshore wind energy in New England would be far less costly under projects that are newer and bigger than Cape Wind.
Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Publishes New Volume: 'Higher Education Effectiveness'
Release Date:
04/08/2016
... education can be reduced to measurable outcomes that show up on the bottom line. Steven Brint and Charles ...
Bangladeshi Law Student Receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Release Date:
04/19/2016
... recently named a Truman Scholar for college juniors who show leadership potential and have an interest in government ...
Carnegie Supports New Study on What Keeps Parents Up at Night
Release Date:
04/21/2016
... and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. The findings show parents' high expectations and deep engagement in their .....
JPB Foundation Measures Bike-Share Equity in the U.S.
Release Date:
04/26/2016
Most critiques highlight data showing that low-income people and people of color are underrepresented in bike-share annual membership and thus conclude that funding bike-share is inequitable and inherently questionable.
Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado
Release Date:
04/29/2016
... The document builds off wildfire and flood plans to show how hazards are interlinked—and how they impact ...
United Hospital Fund Report Analyzes New York's Resuscitated Individual Health Insurance Market
Release Date:
05/26/2016
United Hospital Fund Report Analyzes New York's Resuscitated Individual Health Insurance Market A new United Hospital Fund report provides an analysis of enrollment and financial data on New York’s individual health insurance...
Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform
Release Date:
06/30/2016
A lack of concrete information about student misconduct—and how to address it—may be hindering efforts to make campuses safer.
U.S. News Article Cites Wallace Report on School Leadership
Release Date:
08/16/2016
Principals in small districts receive much less support on leadership in teaching and learning than those in larger districts.
Carnegie's Kim Lew Voices Concerns on Low-Return Environments for Foundation Endowments
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... are unlikely to meet their financial targets. New data show that while foundations increased their spending in 2015, ...
Research to Prevent Blindness Was Key Supporter of Zika Study
Release Date:
09/15/2016
The Zika study, published in the prestigious journal Cell Reports , describes a mouse model developed by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis that shows that the Zika virus is detectable in tears.
William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans
Release Date:
09/19/2016
A new study of 150 black youths from some of Baltimore’s lowest-income neighborhoods shows that young people who attended for-profit institutions ended up in more debt and with fewer job prospects.