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Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

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11/02/2016

... Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year Increases in overweight and obesity rates among ... children occur during summer vacations, not during the school year, according to new research...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as ... Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation) Schools and states have poured millions of dollars into ... may have overlooked a proven educational...

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Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

Rockefeller-Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change The Global ... since its launch earlier this year, 125 health professions schools and programs around the world...

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Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity

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11/02/2016

Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in the country — an ... efforts to reduce segregation in New York City’s...

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Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive

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09/14/2017

Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like ... on Wednesday announced state police will be going into...

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In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?

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09/18/2017

In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next? In a recent Tuesday morning, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña walked into a classroom at ... the enormous...

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Committee for Children Launches Out-of-School Time SEL Program with Support from The Wallace Foundation

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03/26/2019

Committee for Children Launches Out-of- School Time SEL Program with Support from The Wallace ... a new social-emotional learning (SEL) program for after- school care, summer camps, and other learning environments...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center

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10/28/2016

... Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center The center will focus on the ... members, professors and students gathered at Cornell Law School Oct. 25 for the launch of the...

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Tow Foundation Funded CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Announces First-Ever Endowed Chair, Professor Jeff Jarvis

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11/21/2017

Tow Foundation Funded CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Announces First-Ever Endowed Chair, Professor Jeff Jarvis The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is excited to announce its first-ever ... who has been a...

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After-School All-Stars Receives $4 Million Grant From New York Life Foundation

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03/08/2014

After- School All-Stars has received a $4 million grant from the New ... six U.S. cities, reports Philanthropy News Digest. After- School All-Stars, a national nonprofit that provides ... New York Life Foundation...

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PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work

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09/18/2014

... Members Among Top Ten FUnders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work Between 2011 and 2012, foundations invested nearly $14.8 million in LGBTQ education and safe schools work – which amounted to...

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Have Increased Graduation Rates, ... Findings from a new long-term study of small high schools in New York City show the approach may not only boost ... but it may also...

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

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09/11/2017

... Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to get more kids to...

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New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given To NYC Students

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09/20/2017

New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given To NYC Students Just days into the new school year, there are already problems with the food served ... chicken and peanut butter and jelly. Back in...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods Mayor de Blasio's free school lunch plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many ... discriminating against students in...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign

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08/06/2013

... the organization's academic programming for high school students. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) ... success strategy and goal of helping reduce the high school dropout rate by half in the...

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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 Broadway Show The Broadway League has ... that aims to give every New York City public high school student the opportunity to see a...

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Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT

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09/27/2016

Supported by Verizon Foundation, Three High School Students Graduate from 'Girls Who Code' Program at NJIT Columbia High School seniors Asma Makhdoom and Halle Bryant of South ... Supported by Verizon...

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Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment

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02/16/2018

Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment A science experiment by Stamford High School students is getting ready to launch into space. ... breeds in space.... Toshiba...

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Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School

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11/06/2015

... Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School Our education system is a reflection of our ... belief systems, and norms. African-American girls in school encounter race and gender biases,...

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