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Report From Century Foundation: English Learners and School Choice: Helping Charter Schools Serve Multilingual Families

Release Date:

04/30/2019

... become an increasingly large portion of the U.S. public education landscape. In 2000, charter schools enrolled just ... limited. Furthermore, it is far from clear whether current education policies themselves—...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Schott Foundation Welcomes Precious Waldron-López as Regional Program Officer, Northeast

Release Date:

10/12/2023

... Officer, Northeast The Schott Foundation for Public Education is pleased to announce that Precious Waldron-López ... critical role of supporting our grantees and the larger education justice movement in the...

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Digital Badges: What They Are and Why Funders Should Pay Attention (Part 1)

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06/13/2014

... that happens both in and outside of school? At a recent Philanthropy New York briefing , a panel of funders, ... learning,” and “an infrastructure to transform education .” Whatever you call them, digital...

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Badge Alliance

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Leading With Race Equity: Building Stronger Culture and Practice 2024-2025

... commitment to action . In partnership with True North EDI, Philanthropy New York created Leading With Race Equity: ... designed to help foundation leaders gain the tools and resources to work towards equity...

ASPCA Announces President and CEO Ed Sayres' Intention to Step Down

Release Date:

08/01/2012

... and our revenues have quadrupled to $148 million in 2011 . The Board will engage in a process to identify a strong ... to animal welfare organizations around the country in 2011 . The organization developed a...

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With Support from the Leon Levy Foundation, New York Philharmonic Opens the Toscanini Archives, Providing Digital Access for Maestro’s 150th Birthday

Release Date:

04/04/2017

... Levy Digital Archives project was launched in February 2011 , with Alfresco as provider of the digital asset ...

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Arts

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United Hospital Fund Names New Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Release Date:

11/30/2020

... Fund announced that Vaughn R. Murria, Director of Human Resources , was named to the additional position of Chief ... and inclusion. Mr. Murria joined UHF as Director of Human Resources in 2013. Previously, he...

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Sloan Foundation Partners With Cornell, Georgia Tech, Penn State to Boost STEM Mentoring Among Minorities

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08/05/2013

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s partnership with Cornell University, the Georgia Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University will fund University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring for minority graduate students in STEM (science,...

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Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare, Sigma Theta Tau International Partner on New Global Health Initiatives

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05/29/2014

The Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare (Jonas Center) today announced a partnership with the preeminent nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), to co-fund doctoral nursing students and establish new educational...

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Jonas Center / Barbara & Donald Jonas Family Fund

Russell Sage Foundation Calls for Articles on Women and the Economy

Release Date:

05/29/2014

... changes in women’s labor market outcomes including education , experience, occupations, and pay. The second ...

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Unions, Reform Groups Gird for California-Inspired Lawsuit

Release Date:

06/17/2014

... v. California ruling, New York’s teachers unions and education reform groups are preparing to battle over expected ... laws and possibly many other teacher protections. Education reform groups like...

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Education

Covenant Foundation-Backed Study Examines the Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls

Release Date:

04/14/2015

... Health and Well-Being of Jewish Teen Girls When Jewish education promotes self-discovery, challenges traditional ... We wanted to offer a new teen-girl-centric model of Jewish education , one that meets their...

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The Covenant Foundation

Arcus Foundation's Stryker and Johnson & Johnson Honored by GLSEN

Release Date:

05/26/2015

Arcus Foundation's Jon Stryker will receive the Visionary Award and Johnson & Johnson will receive the Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion Award.

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Century Foundation Releases Report Detailing Nonprofit Claims by For-Profit Colleges

Release Date:

10/06/2015

... from the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Education .... Century Foundation ...

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The Century Foundation Report on For-Profit Colleges Cited in NY Times

Release Date:

10/13/2015

... for bankruptcy in the face of charges of widespread fraud, education officials promised to “protect students from ... and safeguard the interests of taxpayers.” But the Education Department, despite a...

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Peter G. Peterson Foundation-Sponsored Team Wins Competition

Release Date:

04/12/2016

Up to Us, a non-partisan program sponsored by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative University and Net Impact, aims to empower students to raise awareness about the United States’ long-term fiscal and economic health in a...

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New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing

Release Date:

04/28/2016

... to improve the accessibility and quality of public education in New York City. The Mexican American Student ... closely with its South Bronx and Mott Haven communities on education and immigrant issues,...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School

Release Date:

08/30/2016

... Done With School The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education —from policy makers and teachers to activists and ...

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Mellon's Bengochea: Latino Student Enrollment Outpacing Faculty Growth

Release Date:

09/23/2016

... is not keeping pace, according to a recent Excelencia in Education analysis of federal data. In 2013, Latinos made up 17 percent of all students in higher education , up from 11 percent in 2003. Yet the percent...