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Suspensions, Evaluations And The Absent Teacher Reserve: What A New Union Boss Has On His Mind

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08/31/2017

... principals have a nearly impossible job. Now, it’s up to him to help them get it done. This September, Cannizzaro will ... 6,000 school principals, assistant principals and other education...

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Health Care Reform Flatlined. But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up

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09/05/2017

... But Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up Republican plans to replace Obamacare are fading fast, but that doesn't mean ... is done with health care. On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education , Labor and Pensions...

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After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School

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09/05/2017

After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School To ring in the new school year, Chancellor Betty Rosa picked ... few months have been marked by friction...

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New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects

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09/05/2017

New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects We didn’t need World Water Week last week to remind us that too little and too much water can both be ... infrastructure...

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Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health

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09/08/2017

... is a coordinated system of 54 initiatives, estimated to cost $850 million over four years. One in 5 New Yorkers in ... productivity losses every year. ThriveNYC is trying to tackle some of the stigma that...

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

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09/11/2017

City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to...

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Housing and Homelessness

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

... in traditional district schools are three times as likely to be chronically absent from the classroom as those in ... 10.3 percent in charters, miss that much time, according to the Thomas B. Fordham Institute...

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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 ...

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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 Taking Pay Cuts Of Up to $50G That's gotta hurt. Nearly two dozen teachers at ... Academy took pay cuts, some in the $50,000 range, after Education Department officials...

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School Systems Prepare for Puerto Rican Students

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10/03/2017

... for Puerto Rican Students School districts from Florida to Massachusetts are anticipating an influx of Puerto Rican ... displaced by Hurricane Maria and have begun preparations to identify which schools have...

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

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10/03/2017

Kessler Foundation Awards Reeves-Reed Arboretum with Grant to Complete Accessibility Project The mission of Reeves-Reed Arboretum is to engage, educate, and enrich the lives of visitors to become...

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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 country are about to be held accountable for student attendance — attaching ... absenteeism to...

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The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

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11/03/2017

... Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons ... Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces...

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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

... reform and the arts. With awards ranging from $100,000 to $7.5 million, a total of $22 million was awarded to 30 innovative programs that seek to safely reduce prison populations, strengthen...

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Arts

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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

... Board of Directors Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Laura Landy has been elected to its board of directors. Her three-year terms begin in ... which helped address changing dynamics in...

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

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05/15/2018

Tune into the webcast throughout the day to hear from speakers including former secretary of education John King , professor Melissa Harris-Perry , ... leaders from across the country. And share your commitment...

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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

New York Life Foundation Announces New National Initiative to Help Schools Support Students Who Have Lost a Parent or ... will train thousands of New York Life employees and agents to give presentations about...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Redlich Horwitz Foundation Announces COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund to Support Virtual Family-Driven Care in New York State

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04/07/2020

... Horwitz Foundation Announces COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund to Support Virtual Family-Driven Care in New York State The ... the release of a COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund to support virtual family-driven care in...

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