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San Diego Grantmakers Hires Beeta Jahedi as Senior Director of Learning and Programs

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06/22/2015

... portfolio of grants in poverty, family planning, arts education , and effective philanthropy. She also brings ...

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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

... philanthropies funding kindergarten through 12th grade education that year. The total represented an extra $705 ... two-thirds of the funds raised went to the D.C. Public Education Fund, which was created in...

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Dodge Foundation Suports NJ Schools Grants for Field Trips in Pilot Program

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03/14/2016

The Community Foundation of New Jersey and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation are announcing today that their pilot program, Field Trip New Jersey, has awarded more than $45,000 in grants to schools supporting educational field trips.

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Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice

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07/15/2016

... had as good a chance as white kids of getting a good education . The next year, in another Gallup survey, almost ... have the same chance as white kids of getting a good education . In short, the history of...

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Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration

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12/13/2016

... Supreme Court ruling and an edict from New Jersey’s education commissioner to force the merger of Morristown and ...

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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

... established to examine the current state of U.S. language education , to project what the nation's education needs will be in the future, and to offer .....

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The Henry Luce Foundation

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Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"

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04/26/2017

... rates of development. Yet in each system they encounter— education , community, health—they have their various parts ...

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Social Justice

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With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers

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09/06/2017

ust hours after the Trump White House announced on Tuesday that it would move to rescind protections for young undocumented immigrants, New York City politicians, religious leaders and educators filled City Hall to pledge support for “Dreamers” who...

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Immigration

A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent

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09/07/2017

... Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department confirmed that the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, would appear at George ...

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Gender Justice

De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

... Teachers Maternity Leave The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer paid parental leave for union ... the critical role a teacher plays in providing a quality education to our children, I...

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In New Memoir, Eva Moskowitz Offers a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation

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09/18/2017

... Reshape Her Reputation For followers of the New York City education wars, Eva Moskowitz’s new book is a juicy ...

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Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board

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09/22/2017

... Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education , to its board. For the first time in the history of ... at the Schott Foundation where he leads a team to support education justice movements...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

... Climate Change The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) today announced that, since its launch ...

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No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

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10/06/2017

... not a single state’s plan to comply with the federal education law—and its broader vision for judging school ...

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Open Society Names Alethia E. Jones New Head of Fellowship Program

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12/05/2018

... in Brazil, South Africa, and Vietnam. She directed the Education and Leadership Development Department at 1199SEIU ...

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Salesforce Buys Its Own Philanthropic Unit Salesforce.Org For $300m

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04/16/2019

The deal, announced today, will see Salesforce.org transition from a California public benefit corporation to a business corporation, with the $300 million going to the Salesforce.com Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization that plans to...

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Technology

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker On His First Six Months

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06/09/2014

... 10th president, Darren Walker spoke to Alliance Magazine about philanthropy’s role in solving social problems, ... history has not been felt." Walker also answers questions about his highest priority so...

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Carnegie-Backed Study Explores Adolescent Girls' Knowledge of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda

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09/02/2015

... of HPV and Sexuality in Western Uganda Globally, about 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer and about 274,000 deaths due to the disease occur annually. More ... HPV 16 and 18 infections, which together account...

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Gender Justice

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Are Student Debt Forgiveness Scams The Next Mortgage Meltdown?

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09/22/2015

... the rise, regulatory agencies are increasingly concerned about borrowers being preyed upon by student debt relief ... or more, take advantage of students’ lack of knowledge about repayment options and a lack...

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Housing and Homelessness

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