Giving Parents a Prominent Voice in Schools
Release Date:
03/08/2017
... Moore, who is in charge of family engagement in Washington state ’s Federal Way school district, helps parents navigate ...
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Soros-Funded Charities Targeted By Trump-Inspired Crackdown In East Europe
Release Date:
03/23/2017
The campaign against Soros in countries formerly dominated by Moscow appears to follow a template set by Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose own crackdown on foreign-funded charities drove Soros's foundation out of Russia two years ago.
Russell Sage Foundation Celebrates 110th Anniversary
Release Date:
04/20/2017
April 19, 2017, marks the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Russell Sage Foundation by Mrs. Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), the widow of railroad magnate and financier Russell Sage.
"Demonization" of George Soros Recalls Old Anti-Semitic Conspiracies
Release Date:
05/16/2017
The demonization of the American-Hungarian billionaire and Holocaust survivor has spread from Hungary and Moscow across Europe and into the United States, with the 86-year-old increasingly accused by nationalists of using his money to force his...
Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted
Release Date:
06/07/2017
In San Francisco’s public schools, Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, is giving middle school principals $100,000 “innovation grants” and encouraging them to behave more like start-up founders and less like bureaucrats.
With Support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Urban Design Team Proposes Outer Borough Light Rail
Release Date:
06/30/2017
... and environmental protection in four different tri- state areas. RPA's rail line proposal was brought to life by .....
Arcus and Novo Foundations' Global Trans Initiative Share U.S. Narratives
Release Date:
07/25/2017
Activists in the U.S. reflect on the disparities found in trans and non-binary communities and how philanthropy can transform disparity into possibility for those who live on the margins.
More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers
Release Date:
07/28/2017
Three years ago, just four cities affiliated with 100 Resilient Cities employed a "chief resilience officer." As of late July, there were officially 79 within the initiative’s namesake cohort.
Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries
Release Date:
08/18/2017
... Sing Prison Museum recently received its charter from the state . It plans to use the powerhouse, built in 1936, as the ...
'Dreamer’ Plan That Aided 800,000 Immigrants Is Threatened
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Key players in the Trump administration have advised Mr. Trump to wind down the DACA program, and his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has informed him he considers it unconstitutional and cannot defend it in court.
Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality
Release Date:
08/29/2017
While women continue to advance in unprecedented ways, the journey towards full equality is still evolving. The history of that journey is also surprisingly young.
The Next Houston
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Disaster planners have long feared that a direct hurricane hit on Miami or New York could be even more catastrophic than Harvey.
Sustainable Business Model Innovation
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... Business Model Innovation It’s not provocative to state the importance of innovation in creating business value ...
China’s Xi Slams Unwillingness to Combat Climate Change
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that the world economy faces growing risks and uncertainties from countries turning inward on trade and resisting combating climate change, delivering an implicit rebuke to his American counterpart, Donald Trump.
Inside The NYC Schools Critics Call ‘Failure Factories’
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... schools, the average English-math proficiency rate on state exams has not exceeded 10 percent of students for four ...
The DACA ‘Fix’ That Immigration Activists Fear
Release Date:
09/07/2017
When news leaked on Monday that President Trump had decided to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the 2012 policy that granted administrative relief to some 800,000 undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States...
Teaching Sept. 11 To Students Who Were Born After The Attacks
Release Date:
09/11/2017
"Never forget" became a national rallying cry after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Reed: Dreamer Bill Could Be Part Of Broader Border Security Legislation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Southern Tier Republican Rep. Tom Reed said he’s in favor of a permanent solution for former Deferred Action of Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients. He believes there is far-reaching support for legislation to help undocumented immigrants who came...
The Holocaust Museum Sought Lessons on Syria. What It Got Was a Political Backlash.
Release Date:
09/20/2017
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is finding itself in an unfamiliar position: as a lightning rod for the fierce debate over the Obama administration’s role in the Syrian civil war.
Republicans Present Conservative Vision for ‘Dreamer’ Protection
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Three Republican senators introduced a bill on Monday that would offer young undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship, signaling a possible bipartisan consensus on legislation to protect immigrants brought to the United States as children.