Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity
Release Date:
11/02/2016
New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in the country — an issue that has attracted growing attention and advocacy.
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In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?
Release Date:
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 .....
Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia
Release Date:
10/21/2014
Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia SOS Children's Villages, ... system has experienced significant growth in primary school enrollment rates, but the...
When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? (Century Foundation)
Release Date:
02/29/2016
When Integrating A School , Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? ... If the request is approved, $120 million will go to school districts for programs intended to make their schools ... income, not race...
After-School All-Stars Receives $4 Million Grant From New York Life Foundation
Release Date:
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...
Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment
Release Date:
10/17/2014
Foundations like Carnegie Corporation of New York and Open Society are major supporters of these small high school programs.
City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... officials said the 5,161 homeless students being taken to school in buses represent a nearly 77% increase over last ...
New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given To NYC Students
Release Date:
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 ... But now, there is word of two troubling reports...
Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods
Release Date:
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 ... Manhattan. . . Jewish Group Slams...
Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign
Release Date:
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...
NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch
Release Date:
04/19/2017
... Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch A new NYSHealth survey finds that 82% of New York City voters support universal free school lunch. Providing free lunch to all public...
New York Community Trust Brings Reading Instruction Program to the Bronx
Release Date:
04/29/2016
... Trust Brooke Astor Fund for New York City Education, Teaching Matters brought its program to improve reading ... schools in the Bronx, including P.S. 94, an elementary school in the Bronx. “It’s like going for...
New Grants for Age-Friendly Care for Older Adults Approved by the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees
Release Date:
06/09/2022
... care in nursing homes and in the community. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / Center to Advance ... 10 percent of CAPC members with new anti-racism and equity resources and implement...
Making NY Fairer for Black Families: New York Community Trust grants back school, health, and housing reforms
Release Date:
11/06/2019
... for Black Families: New York Community Trust grants back school , health, and housing reforms Compared to their white ... poor maternal health care, get suspended or arrested at school , and face obstacles to...
New Initiative Aims to Have Every New York City Public School Student See a Broadway Show
Release Date:
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...
Toshiba America Foundation Awards High School Students Grant to Support Yeast Experiment
Release Date:
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...
Live Now From The Century Foundation: Diversity Matters: Getting Public School Choice Right
Release Date:
05/15/2018
... Monique Morris , TCF experts, student activists, and school leaders from across the country. And share your commitment to fostering school integration using the hashtag #DiversityMatters on ... The Century...
Open Society Foundation-funded Report Finds Bias Warps the Way African-American Girls are Treated at School
Release Date:
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,...
Rita Allen Foundation Supported Research Details Consequences of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts
Release Date:
03/02/2018
... of Kansas’ Lifetime Property Tax Exemptions on Local School Districts Deemed one of the top six journalism ... They looked deeply at how those exemptions left local school districts starving for revenue. By...
The Rockefeller Foundation sends 20,000 NYC Public School Students to See Hamilton
Release Date:
06/13/2018
The Rockefeller Foundation sends 20,000 NYC Public School Students to See Hamilton #EduHam is a series of ... Foundation, is not only providing 20,000 NYC public school students with the opportunity to see...