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Responding to Coronavirus with National Paid Sick Leave

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03/13/2020

... National Paid Sick Leave With confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States, it’s time for a quick and immediate ... potential spread of coronavirus shines a light on the ways in which people with power...

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Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

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01/02/2012

Karen Davis, who since 1995 has led The Commonwealth Fund in its drive to improve the performance of the nation’s ... for improving the performance of our health system.” In reflecting on Davis’ achievements as...

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Carolyn Peters

... Columbia University with dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Psychology and Hispanic Studies. As a student, she ... that offers students of color access to private school education . Carolyn Peters ...

Better Prepared for Tomorrow

Release Date:

08/01/2013

... on the impact of digital media learning and technology on education and workforce development (and provide a preview of ...

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William T. Grant Foundation President Receives 2013 Spencer Foundation Award

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10/18/2013

... noteworthy contributions through research and analysis in the field of education policy and management.... William T. Grant ...

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Laurie M. Tisch Elected Co-Chair of Whitney Museum Board of Trustees

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07/01/2015

... Bluhm. Tisch was elected to the Whitney’s board in 1996, and currently serves as president of the Laurie M. ... arts nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to education , art, economic development, and...

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Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders

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10/26/2015

... year of deliberations, a set of professional standards for education school leaders are set to head out the door. The ... professional benchmarks for principals and school leaders in 1996. Instead, they will...

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Salesforce.Org Expands Philanthropic Efforts to Improve Schools

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12/12/2018

... computing company, is doling out its largest grant to an education nonprofit, giving $2 million to New Leaders to help ... funding is something of a departure for Salesforce, which in the past has focused its...

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Eugene M. Tobin to Retire from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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07/31/2019

... Eugene M. Tobin, senior program officer for Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities, will retire from The Andrew W. Mellon ... initiative for institutions that provide a liberal arts ...

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Program Recap—American Journalism: Views on Reconstructing the Falling Industry

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03/19/2010

... journalists, and the changing role of the audience in reconstructing the failing print media industry. ... of journalism and the vital role of news and information in healthy communities. Columbia J School...

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New Member Spotlight: The Pilgrim Foundation

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05/29/2009

... shares details about Pilgrim and its latest projects in this Member Spotlight. What are your foundation’s ... grantee. What current projects or initiatives are you working on? Operating support for:...

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Ford, OSF and Others Join Forces to Safeguard Internet Liberties

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02/05/2015

... project to a global communications phenomenon. Now, say a group of foundation leaders, it’s time to make sure it is a force for good. The group , which includes several heavy hitters from the ...

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Rita Allen Foundation Funds Study to Understand Rejection of Climate Change

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04/27/2016

... Change Climate Central, a Palmer Square-based nonprofit group devoted to studying climate change, has joined several other scientific groups in a study that seeks to understand why many members of the public...

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Bloomberg Charity Scrutinized By India For Anti-Tobacco Funding, Lobbying

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08/29/2017

India has been investigating how Bloomberg Philanthropies, founded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, funds local non-profit groups for anti-tobacco lobbying, government documents show, making it the latest foreign non-government organization to come...

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Celebrating a Year of Progress on Expanded Learning Time

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05/15/2013

... a year ago with a simple mission: to ensure all children in our nation's communities have more and better learning time in school. We envisioned an alliance where educators, parents ... citizens would...

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Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts

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10/02/2013

... districts (including the New York City Department of Education ) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the demands of the Common Core curriculum. ... vice-president, National Program...

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New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx

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04/29/2016

... York Community Trust Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education , Teaching Matters brought its program to improve reading instruction in early grades to eight high-poverty schools in the...

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How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

Release Date:

01/12/2017

... to the most recent data released by the US Department of Education , Black girls were suspended six times more than ...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

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02/10/2017

... that families do not necessarily respond to these programs in ways that policymakers intend... William T. Grant ...

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City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System

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09/26/2017

... than they would at big-box retailers — thanks to an in -house purchasing system set up by education officials. Every school must funnel its purchases through a city Department of Education...

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