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New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools

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09/20/2017

New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools Teachers in traditional district ... to the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a...

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Buffalo School Administrators Get New Contract Amid Fiscal Warning

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09/21/2017

... the cash-strapped school district. The Buffalo Board of Education Wednesday approved, 8-0, a three-year deal with the ... and Administrators, the union representing 253 employees in supervisory roles,...

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Nearly Two Dozen Teachers at Brooklyn’s New American Academy Taking Pay Cuts Of Up to $50G

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09/25/2017

... at Brooklyn’s New American Academy took pay cuts, some in the $50,000 range, after Education Department officials killed an experimental pay ... qualified instructors at the public elementary school in...

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School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students

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10/03/2017

... has experienced before,” Julia Keleher, Puerto Rico’s education secretary, told staff members in a letter Friday. . . School Systems Prepare for Puerto ...

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Kessler Foundation Awards Reeves-Reed Arboretum with Grant to Complete Accessibility Project

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10/03/2017

... to make the grounds safe and welcoming to all our visitors in order to fully embody the goals of our mission. In 2017, the Arboretum initiated Phase One of a two-phased ...

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Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?

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10/04/2017

Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow? Schools across the ... states have prepared for that possibility, or have systems in place to accurately monitor absenteeism...

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The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

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11/03/2017

... expect elementary school students to map out areas in their community with high concentrations of carbon dioxide ...

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The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Announces First Grant Recipients

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11/16/2017

The Art for Justice Fund, in Partnership With Ford and Rockefeller Philanthropy ... Gund, today announced the first round of grant recipients in the areas of criminal justice reform and the arts. With ... that...

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Laura Landy, CEO and President of The Rippel Foundation Joins Grantmakers In Health Board of Directors

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12/01/2017

... and President of The Rippel Foundation Joins Grantmakers In Health Board of Directors Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Laura Landy has ... which helped address changing dynamics ...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds Program to Improve Retention and Graduation Rates for All Students

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04/27/2018

... populations that have been historically disadvantaged in higher education . The grant will build on the successful programs developed in a prior Mellon Foundation grant, which established the...

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Live Now From The Century Foundation: Diversity Matters: Getting Public School Choice Right

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05/15/2018

... day to hear from speakers including former secretary of education John King , professor Melissa Harris-Perry , ...

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New York Life Foundation Announces New National Initiative to Help Schools Support Students Who Have Lost a Parent or Loved One

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10/11/2018

... employees and agents to give presentations about grief in schools and the resources available for educators. Schools ... a grant if they strive to become grief-sensitive. In addition to facilitating local...

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A Moment for International Grantmaking: Applying Ethics to Practice

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3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Fund Buff Kavelman (Moderator) , President, The Kavelman Group and Co-Chair of Philanthropy New York’s ... Arabella Advisors Who should attend? All interested funders in grantmaking roles...

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Dyson Foundation Backs Service Week in the Mid-Hudson Region

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05/15/2015

Dyson Foundation Backs Service Week in the Mid-Hudson Region Omega’s annual Service Week is ... a range of social, economic, or environmental issues in the Mid-Hudson Valley region. The Women Serving Women .....

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MetLife Foundation Will Appear on 'Be the Change,' A Lifetime TV Network Program

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09/18/2015

... quality, affordable financial tools and know-how for those in need” is the objective behind MetLife Foundation’s ... on-going efforts in communities across the world. Working in...

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Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food Deserts’

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12/03/2015

Tisch, NY State Health Foundations Support Creating Oases in New York City’s ‘Food Deserts’ When Sade Bennett started working in April at a small farm on the grounds of a New York City ...

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Surdna Foundation’s Cordery: Communities Should Define Their Futures

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08/25/2016

... is not only guided by principles of social justice, and working to address real societal problems, but one that is committed to investing in new ways of building economies, environments and ... at the center...

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Mellon Foundation Awards Nearly $3.8 Million for Theater Program

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04/11/2017

The New England Foundation for the Arts has announced a three-year, $3.77 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to continue the work of the National Theater Project.

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