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Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side

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09/13/2017

... Integration Plan for Lower East Side The New York City education department on Tuesday revealed a plan that ... schools. It is the first effort under Mayor Bill de Blasio to tackle segregation on a district-...

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Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York

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09/15/2017

... with 500. The top three industries that added jobs were: education and health services, with 1,700; health care and ...

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Workforce Development

43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says

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09/18/2017

... middle and high school students are not getting the sex education required by the state, according to a report released on Thursday by New York City Comptroller ... the rates had been in decline for four years...

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De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.

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09/26/2017

... ticking on the future of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s boldest education initiative. His Renewal School program, which pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to turn around the city’s most troubled schools, has .....

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A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals

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09/27/2017

A Think Tank To Benefit Farm Animals Why is meat so cheap? McDonald’s ... USDA and the Small Business Administration guarantee loans to farmers, including owners of CAFOs (Confined Animal ... conduct research, do...

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Food Systems

After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues

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10/03/2017

... chancellor, Carmen Fariña, said Monday that, in response to last week’s fatal stabbing at a school in the Bronx, the Education Department would focus its training for teachers on how to...

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New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a Broadway Show

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10/10/2017

New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a ... League has teamed up with the New York City Department of Education to launch the first year of Broadway Bridges,...

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City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods

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10/13/2017

City to Expand 3-K Program to 6 New Neighborhoods City Hall on Thursday announced plans to expand its pre-K education program for 3-year-olds in six new neighborhoods ...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste

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11/14/2017

The Rockefeller Foundation Joins Hotel Industry To Reduce Food Waste Today, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the ... Foundation are releasing a toolkit with strategies to help hotel properties and brands meet...

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Atlantic Philanthropies and Ford Foundation Funded Lynching Memorial and Slavery Museum Sets April Opening

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11/14/2017

... will open the nation’s first memorial dedicated to lynching victims and a new museum dedicated to slavery on April 26 in Montgomery. The National Memorial ... The museum, called The Legacy Museum: From...

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

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12/11/2017

Report Funded by The Clark Foundation urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in ... funded by The Clark Foundation, urges Mayor Bill de Blasio to make boosting community college...

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The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Funded Study Shows Museum Field Trips Impact Learning

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09/28/2018

... a study that shows that facilitated classroom visits to an art museum have a measurable impact on key aspects of ... of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum; and, close to Central Penn., the Walters Art...

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Funds New Visual Culture Program on Caltech Campus

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12/14/2018

... Foundation supports new opportunities for campus community to explore visual arts. A new visual culture program is about to make Caltech a lot more colorful. From tours of neon art ... known for its support of...

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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

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05/20/2019

... and eight visionary families. This Challenge Fund was used to match new endowment dollars raised by participating ... dollars provide a predictable revenue stream for schools to provide scholarships and invest...

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Estée Lauder Companies and Others Partner for Indonesian Sustainable Palm Project

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05/28/2019

... partnering with the civil society organization Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil and palm derivatives ... supports independent Indonesian smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods and their...

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