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NYC Education Dept. Must Make School Cafeteria Health Inspection Results Public

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09/14/2017

NYC Education Dept. Must Make School Cafeteria Health Inspection Results Public New York City will soon have to post school cafeteria health inspection reports online for public ... website must post the results...

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UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for Back-to-School

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09/07/2016

... for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for Back-to- School About 200 volunteers of all ages came together last ... for Success program to fill backpacks with donated school supplies destined for local...

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William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans

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09/19/2016

... are often drawn to for-profit trade schools after high school , seeing them as the quickest route to jobs. A new ...

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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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New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools

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09/20/2017

... they are gone for more than 10 days in a typical 180-day school year, a new research paper has found. In all, 28.3 ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models The White House announced Tuesday that it ... of New York has pledged $25 million to back innovative school models "that reimagine...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline

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01/07/2016

... Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline Last year, at the beginning of ninth grade, my son's friend Emmanuel was suspended from school for bringing a brick to class...

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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

... may have overlooked a proven educational innovation: school integration. A new report from The Century ...

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William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District

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04/26/2018

... Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District The South Orange Performing Arts Center ... the grant, SOPAC will work with the South Orange-Maplewood School District to bring a dance...

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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

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05/20/2019

... of New York announced today that its Day School Challenge Fund (DSCF) has generated $84 million in new ...

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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

... and Health Program at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, the first academic program in .....

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Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton'

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06/24/2016

Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton' The Rockefeller Foundation ... says it is giving $6 million to help 100,000 inner city school children across...

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

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10/21/2015

Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates, Families for Excellent Schools Two hedge ... dropped $1 million each on a controversial charter school advocacy group in April, the...

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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, ... connected to their peers, promote...

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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

Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like MS-13, Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced state police will be going into schools to combat the problem.

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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 ... these kids are getting,” Fariña said, praising the school ’s new vocational program in digital media. “It’s .....

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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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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

... streamed into the library of Palo Alto’s Gunn High School on a warm evening this spring to hear about a new plan, coming this fall, to help high school students develop empathy and coping skills through .....

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