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Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai

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02/23/2015

Bloomberg Philanthropies Addresses Road Safety Issues in Mumbai Billionaire media mogul and former New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was in India earlier this week, has vowed to give away most of ... he...

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Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods

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04/07/2015

Aetna Foundation Initiative Promotes Healthy Eating in Inner-City Neighborhoods Recently, Aetna has announced ... of community gardens, urban farms, and farmers’ markets in urban, disadvantaged communities. During...

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Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

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06/04/2015

... President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd The 2016 presidential-campaign season will bring all sorts of familiar proposals to create jobs in the U.S., but candidates who really...

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NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare

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07/02/2015

... practices. CCF was formed to respond to many changes in New York’s Medicaid system. Experts agree that children ... the New York Community Trust taps CCF’s vast expertise in child welfare, mental health, and...

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Inside HigherEd Examines New Book from Russell Sage Foundation

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08/04/2015

... been found to be some of the most successful individuals in education , with many earning top grades at some of the top schools in the nation before attending highly ranked colleges and ...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula

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08/06/2015

... Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) and the University of ... a2ru to expand research in...

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OSF and Ford Help Address the 'Accountability Gap'

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08/13/2015

... materials, such as textbooks, were delivered to schools in a timely manner. Monitoring teacher absenteeism – ... Now with the click of a button, the Ministry of Education is receiving information about these...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Director Examines Link Between Art and Economic Development

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08/18/2015

... climate is today more imperiled than it ever has been in the modern era, a situation that has affected nearly every aspect of life in the country. This has included, of course, cultural ... restaurants, and so...

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Foundation for Child Development-Backed Research Examines the Effects of Discrimination on the Children of Immigrants

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09/10/2015

... and social consequences for immigrants’ children.   In three papers coming out over the next two weeks, the ... whether they are themselves immigrants or were born in the United States to immigrant parents...

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Bank of America and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build

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10/06/2015

... and Habitat for Humanity Launch Second Global Build In recognition of the United Nations’ World Habitat Day, Bank of America, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity International, is ... to financial well-...

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Rockefeller Foundation, J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Noted As Supporters of Impact Investing

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11/17/2015

... Over the past decade, there has been significant growth in socially responsible investing. Just as the formation of ... towards climate change, alleviating poverty, increasing education or anything which makes...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Trustee: Bring Restorative Justice to Our Schools

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02/04/2016

... a White school safety officer at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, pulled a Black, female student ... the classroom. Most disturbingly, the actions depicted in the video may be extreme,...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

... and lift the performance of struggling pupils. But in doing so, many schools may have overlooked a proven ... Foundation, a progressive think tank, shows an increase in the number of schools that have...

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Century Foundation NYTimes OpEd: The Secret to School Integration

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02/23/2016

... segregated than they have been for decades. In the Northeast, 51.4 percent of black students attend ... classmates are racial minorities, up from 42.7 percent in 1968. In the country’s 100...

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Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation

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03/16/2016

Wallace Foundation to Invest $47 Million In Redesigning Principal Preparation Strong principals are ... leaders usually receive far less attention than teachers in the national conversation about education...

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Ford Foundation Names Kathy Reich as Director for Effort to Strengthen Institutions and Networks

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04/29/2016

... serving as policy analyst and program officer for early education programs inCalifornia. Reich will guide the foundation's BUILD efforts in the United States and across its 10 global offices to .....

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Carnegie Sponsors Search for Nation's Favorite Librarians for 2016 I Love My Librarian Award

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06/17/2016

... the I Love My Librarian Award ceremony and reception in New York City on Nov. 30, 2016, hosted by the ...

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CEO Writes Op-Ed on Why JPMorgan Chase & Co. Is Giving Employees a Raise

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07/12/2016

... WAGE stagnation. Income inequality. A lack of quality education . Insufficient training and skills development. ...

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Warren Buffet Pledges$2.9 Billion to NoVo Foundation and Others

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07/15/2016

... billionaire investor gave away $2.9 billion worth of stock in his holding company Berkshire Hathaway ( BRKA ), ... filing Thursday. He's now made a huge donation 11 years in a row. This year, Buffett is...

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