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The New York Community Trust

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Simons Foundation-Supported Research: New Map May Lead to Drug Development for Complex Brain Disorders

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07/25/2017

... complex brain disorders like autism, according to a Keck School of Medicine of USC neuroscientist. To help researchers ... at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at the Keck School of Medicine. “Scientists have...

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A Golf Center Grows in Harlem

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08/28/2017

... competing against the top player from the Bronx High School of Science, one of the city’s best teams. As his ... Mosholu Golf Course in the Bronx, toward the end of the school year last May. Everyone fell...

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Child-Welfare Agency Gets Props for New Approach to Helping Families Navigate Challenges

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09/20/2017

... past weekend to remove a young boy who reportedly told school officials on Staten Island that his mother beat him ... agency was called into the controversial dispute involving school officials and parents who...

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Wallace Foundation President Explains Foundation’s “Unified Approach”

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12/20/2017

... such as how to effectively train and support public school principals, Miller says. The foundation identifies ... important” questions in its fields of interest (public schools , youth development and the arts...

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Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed

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03/01/2018

... of student outcomes, the report challenges the notion that school -based reforms alone can provide students a fair and ... education realm, but are intimately linked to high school and college attainment.....

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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The Prudential Foundation Honors Teen for Efforts to End Gun Violence

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05/01/2018

... along with a personal award of $5,000, a trophy for his school and a $5,000 grant from The Prudential Foundation for ... he said by phone Monday evening. The Warren Central High School senior organized We LIVE...

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The Covenant Foundation Announces the 2018 Recipients of The Covenant Award

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06/06/2018

... Tawonga, San Francisco, CA; and Dr. Susie Tanchel, Head of School at JCDS, Boston’s Jewish Community Day School , Watertown, MA, are the recipients of the Award, ...

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Heather Gerken Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

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06/06/2018

... on June 5, 2018, that Heather Gerken, Dean of Yale Law School , has been elected to its Board of Trustees. “Heather ... law and election law. A founder of the “nationalist school of federalism,” her work...

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New Grant from Mellon Foundation Launches Boston Classical Music Initiative

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09/27/2018

... fund the musical education of middle- and high- school -age classical musicians from historically ... Bogers , the dean and director of the NEC Preparatory School , serves on the BEAM initiative’s steering ...

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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $100 Million to Help Increase Number of Black Doctors in the U.S.

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09/03/2020

... support the nation’s four historically Black medical schools with $100 million to help increase the number of ... College, Howard University College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Charles R...

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Workforce Development

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Thrive by 25: Casey Foundation Announces Increased Focus on Youth and Young Adults

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01/28/2021

... teens and young adults who are struggling to succeed in school , to secure good jobs , to achieve financial ... over the previous decade in reconnecting young people with school and work. These youth are not...

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation

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TED: Exceptional Media and Ideas for Change

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05/28/2013

... a discussion on the power of ideas and how TED is using media to tell stories, ignite imaginations and spark ... were allowed to participate in our meeting remotely. Even without a lot of technical ...

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Nonprofit agencies need to create an agenda for NYC’s next administration by Doug Bauer

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10/21/2021

... information, policy research and political pressure. Without a doubt, the water from that fire hose will ... which was made worse by the pandemic, but also where resources really need to be allocated for...

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Partnering With State Governments to Strengthen Families: Early Lessons From the Work Support Strategies Initiative

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06/25/2013

... save the state $1 million a year in operating costs — by using data in families’ SNAP records to certify ... Federal and state governments remain the largest source of resources targeted at the issues that...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Launches Action Plan for Increasing Global Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts

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06/01/2021

... communities are opening up slowly, but in countries without the ability to buy large amounts of vaccines, it’s ... expand manufacturing capacity around the world. Countries without production capacity should...

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International/Foreign Affairs

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Why a 'Gender Transformative' Approach?

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04/06/2015

... are more likely to have unplanned pregnancies, drop out of school early and be economically disempowered. Boys who ... female partners, engage in high-risk behaviors, leave school early and believe that...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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Unpacking Youth Development: The Evolution of a 25 Year Journey

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2:45pm to 5:00pm

... principles to help identify best practices in after- school programs, schools , professional development opportunities, and ...

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NYS Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Unfiltered

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02/17/2016

... and how the state will work with continuously struggling schools . In her discussion with funders, who asked sometimes ...

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PNY News

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