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Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores

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08/29/2017

Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’ s 2017 State Test Scores Test scores in New York City ... for celebration among city officials. Unlike last year’ s scores, which came with an asterisk because of significant...

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Transgender Ban Frozen as Mattis Moves Forward With New Review Of Options

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08/30/2017

... he is freezing the implementation of President Trump’ s ban on transgender people serving in the military, saying ... advice and recommendations on how to carry out Trump’ s directive. The Pentagon confirmed...

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Landing High-Profile Employers Is Nice, But of Little Help to Those Who Need Opportunity The Most

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09/05/2017

... a 4.7% unemployment rate, which is lower than last year’ s and arguably amounts to full employment. A string of ...

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New Bloomberg-backed Report Highlights Opportunities to Finance Urban Water Projects

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09/05/2017

Eighty cities are currently seeking $9.5 billion for 89 water management projects, according to a new report from international non-profit CDP with infrastructure firm AECOM and backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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A New Door Into the Kitchen for Aspiring Chefs

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09/19/2017

... living in group foster care, she once baked Ina Garten’ s cheesecake for herself and a dozen other girls. “On ‘Barefoot Contessa,’ they make it look so perfect,” said Ms. Merced, who is now 19 and lives .....

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Bed-Stuy’s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’s Report

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09/20/2017

Bed-Stuy’ s Gentrification, Effects On Residents Analyzed In Comptroller’ s Report Brooklyn’ s Bed-Stuy is much different today from ... of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Neighborhood,” takes a ...

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Community Development

Report: Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law

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09/22/2017

... Comply with Sex Assault Law A majority of New York’ s colleges and universities are handling instances and ... of sexual assault in accordance with the state’ s “Enough is Enough” law, according to the...

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The NYPD's Growing DNA Database Raises Concern

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09/26/2017

The NYPD' s Growing DNA Database Raises Concern The NYPD is ... increasingly turning to DNA to help solve crimes. And it' s worked: The science has helped develop investigative leads ... a nonprofit...

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Justice Reform

Mayor De Blasio Eyes 'Ideal' Queens Site For New Jail As Rikers Shuts Down

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10/03/2017

... first step and we have already started to take a hard look at this site to determine its feasibility,” she said. ...

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future

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11/22/2017

Ford Foundation' s Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future The nation' s major philanthropies have long operated by noblesse oblige, ... told a conference in Stockholm in...

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Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform

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04/30/2018

When Bloomberg Philanthropies looks for school systems around the country to support, one of the factors it examines is teacher salaries. Districts that refuse to pay their teachers adequately aren't well-positioned to raise student achievement...

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Findings from Century Foundation Report Lead Higher Education Advocacy Charge in California

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06/01/2018

... higher education advocates are looking to California’ s next governor to set an agenda for the future of its ...

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Markle Foundation Selects Indiana as Next Skillful State

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10/12/2018

... developing a skills-based labor market through the state' s education and workforce development agencies.... Markle .....

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First-of-its-kind Study From the Century Foundation: How Well Does Your State Support Integration in Charter Schools?

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04/04/2019

With the enrollment flexibility and design choices available to them, charter schools have the potential to help reverse trends of school segregation—or to further isolate students by race and class.

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Stephanie Bencivenga Joins Rockefeller Brothers Fund

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01/01/2013

... the Program Assistant for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’ s Sustainable Development program. Prior to joining the RBF, ... College, where she studied Finance. She holds a Master of Public Administration degree...

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Fidelity Charitable Reports Record Results in First Three Quarters in 2013

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10/26/2013

... three quarters of 2013. Fidelity Charitable, the nation' s largest donor-advised fund program, has announced record .....

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Donors Education Collaborative Awards $995,000 For Education Reform

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08/04/2014

... York Community Trust established to improve New York City public schools, and whose contributors are all Philanthropy ... Trust, The NoVo Foundation, the Schott Foundation for Public Education, and the Trinity...

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NYCT and Tiger Foundation Among Funders of Single-Sex Education

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10/28/2014

... education has been thriving in New York. This fall, Public Prep, a network of girls charter schools in New York ... charter school in the Bronx. Funders behind Public Prep include the New York Community Trust...

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Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools

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12/05/2014

... STEM Programs in 80 Schools Verizon will give 80 public schools $20,000 each to stimulate interest in and ... Innovate Learning Grants that will go to underserved public schools, those with large numbers of...

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