What It's Like Aboard an NGO Ship Rescuing Hundreds of Migrants in the Mediterranean
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... at dusk the previous evening to patrol an area where this year more than 2,400 people have died trying to reach Europe. ...
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What’s The [Data] Point? $66 Billion in School Funding
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... districts received in revenue during the 2015-2016 school year . Gotham Gazette's Ben Max and CBC's Director of State .....
In Rural Kenya, Escaping A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... A Deadly Disease Sometimes Takes A Little Luck Fifteen- year -old Pkorkor Lomerilima smiled tentatively before lifting ...
Off-Broadway’s Golden Age Faces Financial Hurdles
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Producers and theatrical artists who try to make their living off-Broadway in New York City say this is a golden age for their small-scale brand of theater. But that doesn’t mean they are reaping financial rewards.
Major Gifts Follow When Fundraisers Adhere to a Research Plan Consistently, Study Says
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... said they meet their major-gift goals nearly every year . By contrast, 39 percent of charities said they have ...
The Back-of-the-Envelope Guide to Communications Strategy
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... Strategy In an article published earlier this year , we asked nonprofits to stop raising awareness, and ...
New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Just years after New York began requiring prospective teachers to pass a tough new exam, the state’s top education policy makers are lowering the score needed to enter the classroom.
Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropy governed by the family behind Walmart, pledged Tuesday to invest $2.2 million over the next two years in new charter schools in New York City that aim to be socioeconomically diverse.
'We're Trying to Go All In': Chocolate Giant Mars Pledges $1 Billion To Fight Climate Change
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The chocolate giant Mars is promising to spend close to $1 billion over the next few years fighting climate change.
Billionaire Diller’s Plan for Elaborate Pier in the Hudson is Dead
Release Date:
09/14/2017
After years of toe-to-toe battling with a small band of critics and a fellow billionaire, Barry Diller said Wednesday that he was pulling the plug on his family’s commitment to build and operate a $250 million performance center on an undulating...
Foundation Presidents Defend Donor-Advised Funds—Is That the Best They Can Do?
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... of donor-advised funds, including a recommended 10- year limit on how long funds could remain in a donor-advised ...
The Questionable Ethic of an Opt-Out for Recurring Donations: A Caution for Nonprofits
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... indeed, there has been a spate of articles in the last year about related practices among both Democrats and ...
Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... the FERC decision and said the plant will open early next year . . . Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline .....
It's Time to Apply to High School in New York City
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... in New York City It's officially a very busy time of year for New York City's eighth graders. The high school .....
Unorthodox CEO Reinvigorates Decades-Old Jewish Charity
Release Date:
09/18/2017
David Schizer says his grandparents inspired him to lead a group that serves Jews in need around the world.
Xanax Or Zoloft For Moms-To-Be: A New Study Assesses Safety
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... For Moms-To-Be: A New Study Assesses Safety Earlier this year , when Emily Chodos was about 25 weeks into her ...
Former Success Academy Lawyer Hoping to Start Own Charter Network Wants to ‘Take It To The Next Level’
Release Date:
09/20/2017
As the former top lawyer for Success Academy, Emily Kim had a hand in almost every aspect of New York City’s largest and most controversial charter-school network — from negotiating lunch times for schools in shared buildings to defending Success in...
New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... are gone for more than 10 days in a typical 180-day school year , a new research paper has found. In all, 28.3 percent of ...
The Holocaust Museum Sought Lessons on Syria. What It Got Was a Political Backlash.
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... could have lessened the bloodshed, now in its sixth year . Museum leaders and the study’s authors had sought ...
As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... the end of their signature conference during last year ’s presidential campaign, Michael R. Bloomberg, the ...