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Edwin Gould Foundation Accelerator's BEAM Addresses Equations & Inequality in NY Times Feature

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02/17/2017

The extreme racial homogeneity in the rarefied realm of young math wizards has drawn little attention in a nation where racial equality in the basic institutions of civic life — schools, housing, health care, policing — remains elusive.

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Aetna Foundation Looks Beyond the Doctor's Office in a Quest for Better Health

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03/17/2017

... opportunities for all Americans—regardless of income, education or ethnic background—to take an active role in ...

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NY Times Common Sense Columnist Says Ford Foundation Is an Unlikely Convert to ‘Impact’ Investing

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04/17/2017

... supports the missions of nonprofit institutions, whether education , as with college and universities, or broader ... spend at least 5 percent of their endowment every year on charitable purposes. In Ford’s...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarship Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program

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04/27/2017

... the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing education , today announced that they have received a $33,000 ... encounter in the field. With the CiA conference focused on experienced healthcare...

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Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color

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06/21/2017

Ms. Foundation Noted in Article on Fighting for Women of Color By now it’s clear the Trump ... cuts to the nation’s most effective health, nutrition, education , and disability programs, eviscerating benefits .....

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Gender Justice

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Ramifications of Eligible Adults Refusing Prescribed Home Health Care

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08/24/2017

The report includes a fear of losing control and privacy, concerns about finances, and the belief that family caregivers alone were both skilled and had time enough to do the job as reasons for folks refusing home care.

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Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... Integration Plan for Lower East Side The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan that officials hope will spur more ... effort under Mayor Bill de Blasio to tackle segregation on...

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Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York

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09/15/2017

... with 500. The top three industries that added jobs were: education and health services, with 1,700; health care and ...

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Workforce Development

43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

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09/18/2017

... middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. The ...

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De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.

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09/26/2017

... doors for the new year this month, the clock was ticking on the future of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s boldest education initiative. His Renewal School program, which ...

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

Around the world, hundreds of millions of students are spending years in school while learning virtually nothing, and many countries are neglecting to even measure their progress, the World Bank warned in its flagship annual economic development...

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After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues The schools chancellor, Carmen ... last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the Education Department would focus its training for...

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City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods

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10/13/2017

City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods City Hall on Thursday announced plans to expand its pre-K education program for 3-year-olds in six new neighborhoods ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste

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11/14/2017

... aimed at reducing food waste in the hotel industry. Based on the results, WWF, AHLA, and The Rockefeller Foundation are ... including low-waste menu planning, staff training and education , and customer...

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Food Systems

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Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening

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11/14/2017

... to lynching victims and a new museum dedicated to slavery on April 26 in Montgomery. The National Memorial for Peace ... to people who cannot afford it, with a special emphasis on death row prisoners,...

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Social Justice

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

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12/11/2017

The report, "Degrees of Difficulty: Boosting College Success in New York City," which was funded by The Clark Foundation, urges Mayor Bill de Blasio to make boosting community college graduation rates a key part of his second term agenda.

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The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning

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09/28/2018

... classroom visits to an art museum have a measurable impact on key aspects of student learning. The comprehensive study, ... in Baltimore. Titled the “Impact of Art Museum Programs on Students Research Study,”...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Visual Culture Program on Caltech Campus

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12/14/2018

... W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Visual Culture Program on Caltech Campus Grant from the Mellon Foundation supports ... known for its support of the arts and humanities in higher education . The program, still in...

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Estée Lauder Companies and Others Partner for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Project

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05/28/2019

... BASF, The Estée Lauder Companies and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) are partnering with the civil ... of palm oil and palm kernel oil. It offers continuous education and technical support...

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