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Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program

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09/26/2017

... program. The press was the first academic publishing group to offer scholars a way to publish and peer review ... research that involves digital tools not usually found in online journals. The idea for the...

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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’

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09/27/2017

... members called for clarity on recent interactions ending in lethal force and stressed their support for the proposed mayoral working group to assess the city’s overall response to individuals...

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People

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05/02/2018

... The Commonwealth Fund on Tuesday released a survey of working -age Americans that found that 15.5 percent were ... and March 2018. That’s up from 12.7 percent of that group in 2016. Uninsured...

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Ford Foundation Provides Initial Funding for Black Feminist Fund

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03/25/2021

... Feminist Fund started as a kitchen-table conversation in 2013 that co-founder Tynesha McHarris describes as part ... each other,” McHarris says. There is also no comparable group looking at connecting this...

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The New York Women’s Foundation and Ms. Foundation Announce Year Two Results of $100M Collective Fund

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03/26/2018

... of 32 public U.S. women’s foundations located in 26 states and Washington, D.C., to announce Year 2 Two ... and proven effectiveness of women’s foundations working together to ensure women’s economic security...

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New York Health Foundation

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NYS Health Foundation Releases New Report: Food Scarcity in New York State During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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10/08/2020

NYS Health Foundation Releases New Report: Food Scarcity in New York State During the COVID-19 Pandemic As of ... the pandemic is its effect on food security. Mass losses in employment in the...

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Learning Forward Launches Free, Online Learning Guide to Enrich Principal Preparation Programs

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05/06/2014

... years of work with school districts and from research on education leadership funded by The Wallace Foundation. The ...

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Water.org Receives $2.9M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa

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10/22/2014

... Charitable Trust to Provide Safe Water and Sanitation in East Africa Through a $1.2 million grant from the ... will gain access to safe water and improved sanitation in Kenya. In addition,...

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Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa

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12/08/2014

Mastercard Foundation Announces New University Partnerships in Africa The MasterCard Foundation announced that over ... 2,300 university students will be able to hit the books in classrooms in...

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Dan Cardinali Named New President and CEO, Independent Sector

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02/23/2016

... New President and CEO, Independent Sector Begining in July, Dan Cardinali will become the new President and CEO of Independent Sector. With years of leadership in the charitable community, Dan currently serves...

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New York Community Trust Supports Artists at Museum of Arts & Design

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03/03/2017

... Museum of Arts and Design presents Jes Fan: No Clearance in Niche, running from March 2 through April 30. This marks ... York Community Trust and introduced to the Museum by its Education Department in...

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Open Society Foundation Funds Program with Elmo And Big Bird Talking To Refugees

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05/09/2017

... to autism. Soon, they could be bringing smiles — and education — to millions of refugee children forced from their homes in Syria, Iraq and other war-torn countries. But first, Sesame Workshop is doing its...

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New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass

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09/13/2017

... teachers to pass a tough new exam, the state’s top education policy makers are lowering the score needed to ... door to more teachers of color, who have failed the exam in disproportionate numbers since the...

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With A New School Year Underway, Hundreds of Teaching Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City

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09/26/2017

... Underway, Hundreds of Teaching Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City Hundreds of schools are missing teachers and ... two weeks into the school year, with many of the openings in high-poverty districts...

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How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?

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09/26/2017

... which used to be the default way to form a family in the United States, regardless of income or education , has become yet another part of American life ... Currently, 26 percent of poor adults, 39 percent of...

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Gender Justice

How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political

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09/28/2017

... thought hard about whether to use an image of the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in her entry to this year’s ArtPrize contest. The ... Trump. But Ms. DeVos isn’t just your everyday target in...

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Ford Foundation to Support 'Student-Centered' Learning Systems

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10/26/2017

... award—the Coalition for Community Schools, Communities in Schools, and StriveTogether... Ford Foundation to Support ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Provides Grant to Investigate and Conserve Art

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08/03/2018

... million grant to the Center for the Scientific Studies in the Arts, a collaborative partnership with the Art ... art. The center has worked to uncover hidden details in paintings by Pablo Picasso, Paul Gauguin...

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