Here Are 5 Things To Know About The ESSA Plan New York Is Sending To Betsy Devos
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... York’s top education policymakers are set to approve a major plan Monday that could reshape the way the state ...
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Override of Undocumented-Immigrant Bill Falls Short In Westchester
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Lawmakers came one vote short of overriding a veto of a bill that would’ve given protections to undocumented immigrants in Westchester County.
Revson Foundation Report Encourages Philanthropic Support of Local Journalism
Release Date:
02/09/2018
... local news in the US. The report quotes “an editor at a major non-profit news organization” who argued that the ...
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, The JPB Foundation and Others Fund Brain Circuitry Research
Release Date:
05/03/2018
... Brain Circuitry Research Observational learning, offers a major evolutionary advantage, says Kay Tye, an MIT associate ...
NYC's Action on School Discipline Moves Closer to Just Education
Release Date:
07/30/2015
... the likelihood they will get caught up in the justice system . Even one suspension in the 9th grade doubles a ... reform. Importantly, parents and young people can play a major role in advancing changes to...
John A. Hartford Foundation and Commonwealth Fund Support Journalism Fellowships That Recognize Top 'Age Beat' Reporters
Release Date:
10/20/2015
... 400 presentations and 4,000 expert attendees to develop a major aging-focused story or series. These proposed projects, ... Next Avenue) Project: Abuses in the adult guardianship system . Diane Lade (Aging...
Heckscher Foundation for Children Announces their Newest Leadership Fellow
Release Date:
09/27/2022
... literacy instruction into the DOE public school system by creating and supporting schools serving students ... While at Hunter, Dr. Rabinowitz was the recipient of major National Science Foundation grants,...
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2024
Quarterly Meeting of the New York City Workforce Funders Collaborative
Thursday, March 21, 2024 -
9:30am to 11:00am
Philanthropy New York 320 East 43rd Street; James Baldwin Room
... efforts to connect new New Yorkers to the public workforce system , forge innovative partnerships, and test new outreach and training strategies. What will you learn? Major philanthropic investments in...
Centro de Economía Creativa and Mellon Foundation Announce "Maniobra" in Puerto Rico
Release Date:
05/02/2022
... in a state of financial precarity, earning a median annual income of approximately $16,000 for their work, with 46% ... artists, writers, and performers means granting them the resources they need to pursue...
Excellence is the Best Strategy
Release Date:
12/10/2013
... goes back nearly two decades, when it connected low- income households to health insurance. The dedication paid ... and the city’s capacity for industry. It used this system to create housing in Arizona, Texas...
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2016
It’s PUBLIC Transit: Funders Look at New Initiatives to Connect NYC’s People & Places
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
... New York City, share strategies for rescuing our transit system from decline, and welcome you to a participatory ... local bus service, introducing fare assistance for low- income New Yorkers, and making MTA...
Mellon's “Humanities for All Times” Awards More Than $16 Million to Liberal Arts Colleges for Social Justice-Oriented Humanities Curricular Development
Release Date:
01/26/2022
... students understand injustices in the criminal justice system in America and assisting them in contributing to ...
The Three Vs for Voter Engagement: Validators, Volunteers and Visibility
Release Date:
08/26/2022
... volunteers. MinKwon Center, which organizes low- income Korean and Asian immigrant communities, mobilized a ... and corporate leaders to join us. While our national system creaks and groans, our democracy is...
Billionaires Wield Greater Power Through Charitable and Political Donations
Release Date:
05/18/2014
... limits on campaign spending, and growing concern about income inequality, some observers are beginning to question ...
What Inequality Deniers Have In Common With Climate Change Skeptics
Release Date:
06/16/2014
... attempts to discredit Thomas Piketty's research into income inequality remind him of earlier efforts to deny that .....
Citi Foundation Reports on First Year of $50 Million Youth and Work Skills Training Program
Release Date:
04/08/2015
... three-year, $50 million commitment to provide 100,000 low- income youth in the United States with the opportunity to ...
NYCT Awards Grants Totaling $9.1 Million
Release Date:
06/15/2015
... preserving industrial clusters that generate jobs in low- income neighborhoods; and the Computers for Youth Foundation, ...
Ford’s President Highlights Government’s Role in Reducing Inequality
Release Date:
10/30/2015
... detailed grant-making strategy to combat racial, gender, income , and other kinds of inequality. During the discussion, ...
Citigroup Offering Young Bankers Year Off for Service Work
Release Date:
03/17/2016
A program unveiled Wednesday by Citigroup to recruit and retain millennials includes an option for young employees to take a year off to do charitable work, reports The Wall Street Journal.
TX Healthcare Publication Says Commonwealth Fund is Targeting State Lawmakers
Release Date:
04/11/2016
... the Affordable Care Act has “left behind millions of low- income Texans,” according to a new report by The ...