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Goldman Sachs, Pritzker Group to Invest $7 Million in Utah School District

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08/14/2013

... of an early-childhood program in Salt Lake City's Granite School District through a social impact bond. An unusual partnership involving Goldman Sachs, a school district in Utah, and several community...

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School Police: What’s Their Role? How Should They Treat Students?

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02/08/2017

School Police: What’s Their Role? How Should They Treat Students? In Minnesota, the St. Paul school district revamped its school policing program to focus less on enforcement and more ...

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Advisory Board Picked to Help Move Community Schools Plan Forward

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07/17/2014

As part of his promise launch 100 community schools by 2018--including the first 40 in partnership with the United Way of New York City--Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday announced a 50-member advisory board to help implement the plan.

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More Than Half of City's 1.1M Students Attend Overcrowded Schools: Watchdog

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09/21/2017

... Watchdog More than half of the city’s 1.1 million public school students attend overcrowded schools, according to a ... expected to be phased out entirely, it may further strain school buildings, the report...

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Charter-School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at Symposium

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09/25/2017

Charter- School Operators, Feeling Pressured, Seek New Direction at ... with good ideas to shake up the U.S. education system one school at a time. But some backers of the model say they have ... image and plot a...

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Carnegie- Funded Report Analyzes Public Support for Charter Schools in New Orleans

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06/01/2018

... 700 residents, including 450 parents of public and private school students. The poll found the strongest support for charter schools among parents of public school children. Almost 70 percent of public...

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After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors?

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09/28/2017

After School Stabbing, Parents Ask: Where Were Metal Detectors? ... that two students had been stabbed inside a Bronx high school on Wednesday, the parents of several students in the elementary school...

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After-School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals

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01/16/2015

After- School Enrollment Up, but Still Shy of Lofty de Blasio Goals ... Blasio administration managed to boost enrollment in after- school programs for middle-schoolers this year — but still ... reached “121...

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Rockefeller Foundation Grants 'Hamilton' Tix to Bronx Theatre High School Students

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04/07/2016

... a half-hour with about 40 students at Bronx Theatre High School . On April 13, they will be among the first of 20,000 New York City public- school students given access to $10 ‘Hamilton’ ... Foundation Grants...

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How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

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01/12/2017

... other girls of color disproportionately experience harsh school discipline than their peers. According to the most ... approaches to conflict often push Black girls out of school and into the juvenile justice...

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City Schools Buy Marked-Up Supplies Thanks To DOE System

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09/26/2017

... purchasing system set up by education officials. Every school must funnel its purchases through a city Department of ...

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Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic

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04/06/2017

Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic The decision by Donald ... was a reminder, if any was needed, that proponents of school diversity need to look beyond...

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

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09/19/2017

Five years ago, parents gulped when the price for attending some private K-12 schools in New York City hit $40,000 a year.

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New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools

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09/21/2017

... them navigate a complex admissions process. The NYC High School Application Guide seeks to nudge students toward ...

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

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08/22/2018

... will enable 50,925 kids in 153 schools and out of school time youth serving organizations in Southeast Michigan ... and roll out existing services to new schools. Over 1,095 school staff and other youth...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report on Charter Schools and District Integration

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09/16/2015

... to escape racially isolated, high-poverty, poor-performing school districts are very limited—a major problem that has ... Inter-district Charter Schools as a Tool for Regional School Integration, outlines how...

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Salesforce.org Continues Its Commitment to Public Schools

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04/09/2018

... of Salesforce employees in Indiana volunteer at the school district, according to the company. Salesforce ... wanted to pilot our program with the San Francisco Unified School District. Two years ago, we...

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NYC Schools Chief Vows to Preserve Number of Gifted Programs and Their Exams

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06/17/2014

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña plans to preserve the hallmarks of New York City’s gifted programs, the immensely popular classes and schools that draw high achievers but have been criticized as shutting out low-income children.

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Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network

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04/13/2016

Robertson Foundation Gifts $25M to Success Academy Charter School Network Success Academy, the high-performing but polarizing charter school network, said on Tuesday that it had received a $25 ... Robertson...

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