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

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09/18/2017

... that the education department staff her neighborhood’s school with librarians — as it’s required to — she ...

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

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01/25/2016

... budget released Thursday. With the added funding, no school will get less than 87 percent of its “Fair Student ...

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

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08/15/2013

For the first time, Target is letting its shoppers decide, via Facebook, how it will distribute $5 million in donations to public schools through its “Give With Target” campaign. (Target President of Community Relations Laysha Ward is also quoted in...

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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

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Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... DESCRIPTION In 2008, more than 70% of the recent public school graduates who entered one of CUNY’s (City ... Far fewer than half of the City’s public high school graduates had taken the math classes necessary...

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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 ... is simply not true... Century Foundation Research on School Segregation is Focus of Reporting in The Atlantic ...

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New York Public Schools Fund Struggles to Secure Donations

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05/12/2015

The Pinkerton Foundation, Heckscher Foundation for Children and Carnegie Corporation have supported the Fund in the past.

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Wallace Updates Popular Cost Calculator for Out-of-School-Time Programs

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02/17/2016

Wallace Updates Popular Cost Calculator for Out-of- School -Time Programs The Wallace-commissioned Out-of- School -Time (OST) Cost Calculator is an online tool designed ... . . . Wallace Updates Popular Cost...

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