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Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

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09/12/2017

... research,” wrote University of Michigan professor of education , public policy, and economics Sue Dynarski in 2015. ... low-achieving, poor and nonwhite, charter schools tend to do better than other public...

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De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave

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09/13/2017

De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer paid parental leave for union ... the critical role a teacher plays in providing a...

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In New Memoir, Eva Moskowitz Offers a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation

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09/18/2017

... a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation For followers of the New York City education wars, Eva Moskowitz’s new book is a juicy ... Of her own ambitions, she says she’...

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Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board

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09/22/2017

Andrus Family Fund Appoints Edgar Villanueva to Its Board Andrus Family Fund appoints Edgar Villanueva, ... Programs and Advocacy at the Schott Foundation for Public Education , to its board. For...

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Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

... Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) today announced that, since its launch ... and programs around the...

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Kiva City Launches in Washington, D.C.

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01/11/2013

... owners in the greater Washington, D.C., area with access to crowdfunded microloans. A new partnership between Capital ... provide small business owners in the D.C. region access to capital through Kiva’s...

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Capital One Foundation

Six Winners to Receive Help Setting Up Social Impact Bond Projects

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06/12/2013

... have announced the six winners of a national competition to provide technical assistance to state and local governments looking to develop "pay-for-success"...

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Flood-Resistant Neighborhood Would Be 80 Years in the Making

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05/22/2014

... Some A team of architects and consultants is proposing to build a new neighborhood of residential towers and office ... in the East River as part of a counter-intuitive plan to make the city more flood...

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Weinberg Foundation Launches Workforce Leadership Academy in Baltimore

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06/08/2015

... development service field. The WSSA curriculum is designed to help senior professionals improve their skills and develop a strategic perspective to better meet the needs of low-income...

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NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American Communities

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06/23/2016

NoVo Foundation to Support Food Sovereignty Assessments in Native American ... communities. Through a request-for-proposals process to be launched soon, First Nations will provide $20,000 ... These assessments...

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Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT

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09/27/2016

... The intensive summer program, which meets Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., combines more than 300 hours of instruction in ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues

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02/10/2017

... development through epigenetic variation. Offered free to the public to enhance the understanding of the biology of the mind and ...

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Simons-Funded Research Finds Brain Differences Between People with Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia, Autism

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05/25/2017

... into differences in brain development that may predispose to schizophrenia or autism.” . . . Simons-Funded Research ...

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Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment

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08/31/2017

Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment Mayor de Blasio ... bill signing. . . Mayor De Blasio Signs Bills Designed to Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment ...

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Opinion: Living The Mitchell-Lama Dream

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09/21/2017

... and deliberate sabotage by predatory developers looking to cash-in. As a pillar of the city’s most critical ... housing supply faces threats including conversion to market-rate housing and a lack of upkeep...

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A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs

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09/22/2017

A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs To develop and sustain successful public-private partnerships, ... and replication opportunities. It’s also important to consider how the...

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The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Awards More than $2.5 Million to South Florida Nonprofits in 2017

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11/28/2017

... Charitable Foundation Awards More than $2.5 Million to South Florida Nonprofits in 2017 The Bank of America ... in the fourth quarter are more than $570,000 in grants to nonprofits that support community...