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Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools

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09/12/2017

Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools The New York State Board of Regents on Monday ... will implement the federal law, including how individual schools will be evaluated and identified for...

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Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a-Year Mark

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09/19/2017

Some NYC K-12 Schools Cross $50,000-a-Year Mark Five years ago, parents ... gulped when the price for attending some private K-12 schools in New York City hit $40,000 a year. Now, a few have ... they have become...

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New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools

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09/21/2017

New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools As New York City students gear up to apply to public high schools for next fall, a free mobile app aims to steer ... them navigate a complex admissions process...

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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools

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08/22/2018

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Supports Play in Michigan Schools Playworks , the leading national nonprofit leveraging ... the investment, $1,913,587 will enable 50,925 kids in 153 schools and out of ...

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Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders

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10/26/2015

Wallace Foundation Supports New Professional Standards For School Leaders After more than a year of deliberations, a set of professional standards for education school leaders are set to head out the door. The...

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Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators

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12/04/2014

Sloan Teaching Awards Honor High School Math and Science Educators A science teacher ... who have been teaching math or science in city high schools for at least five years, were chosen by a panel of ... winners...

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In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools

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09/18/2017

... These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools In the eve of her 92nd birthday, Lottie Raukx ... of neuropathy slow down her fight for Harlem’s public schools . Armed with a petition to...

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Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools, but Critics Want More

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01/25/2016

Mayor Increases 'Fair Share' Funding for Schools , but Critics Want More Mayor Bill de Blasio is ... in the next fiscal year to help beef up budgets at city schools that are currently well below what they...

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Target Hands Decision on $5-Million Schools Gift to Online Voters

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08/15/2013

... how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public schools through its “Give With Target” campaign. (Target ... how it will distribute $5-million in donations to public schools , the first time the store...

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Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic

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04/21/2016

Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic The ... nature” of conversations today about how to integrate schools . Speaking at a Century Foundation panel on Tuesday to...

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26 Oct 2011

Raising the Bar for Students and Schools: Chancellor Walcott’s Strategic Priorities

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 -

8:30am to 10:00am

Bank of America Tower, One Bryant Park (6th Avenue and 42nd Street)

Please join us for a discussion with New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott as he presents his ... to an education that prepares young people to succeed in school , college and the workplace is the...

28 Mar 2022

Funder Briefing with the Chancellor on Vision + Priorities for NYC Public Schools

Monday, March 28, 2022 -

3:00pm to 4:00pm

... The Chancellor will present his vision for NYC public schools , including his four pillars of change , and engage ... of Chancellor’s vision and priorities for NYC public schools The role of philanthropy and...

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Take Another Look at the Ways Schools Police Gender Norms

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12/01/2016

Take Another Look at the Ways Schools Police Gender Norms A message from PNY President ... Education Working Group has frequently examined how schools – both in the City and across the nation – pursue ... has...

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The Director, Community Schools, EducateNYC (United Way of New York City)

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08/16/2016

... affecting our communities. The Director, Community Schools , EducateNYC will manage a team implementing United Way of New York City’s (UWNYC) AIDP Community School initiative. Under the direction of the Vice...

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New York Public Schools Fund Struggles to Secure Donations

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05/12/2015

New York Public Schools Fund Struggles to Secure Donations The Fund for Public Schools , the nonprofit organization that former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his schools chancellors built into a...

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Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation

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05/12/2017

Columbia Law School Receives $15 Million From Greene Foundation Columbia ... increase public service opportunities for deserving law school students. The largest single grant in the law school...

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Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals

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10/07/2015

Wallace Foundation Releases Report on Creating Effective School Principals A new report commissioned by the Wallace ... order to create the most effective principals for public schools . According to the report, it...

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Rockefeller’s Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools

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12/03/2015

... Sarah Geisenheimer to Step in for Chen at Fund for Public Schools Sarah Geisenheimer, of the Rockefeller Foundation, ... that Sarah will do a great job leading the Fund for Public Schools on an interim basis...

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Hyde and Watson Foundation Supports New Green Roof at New Jersey School

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04/21/2017

... Watson Foundation Supports New Green Roof at New Jersey School Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) is a buzz with ... April 18 in time to celebrate Earth Day at their Upper School campus on Lloyd Road. The...

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