Carnegie-Funded Commission Finds Most People Want A College Degree, But That Goal Remains A Challenge
Release Date:
09/22/2016
... education. According to "A Primer on the College Student Journey," a report released Thursday by the .....
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Ms. Foundation for Women Founder Gloria Steinem Wraps Up Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Release Date:
11/03/2016
... night in Schwab Auditorium. Steinem spoke as part of the Student Programming Association's Distinguished Speaker .....
Campuses Confront Hostile Acts Against Minorities After Donald Trump’s Election
Release Date:
11/11/2016
Since the election of Donald J. Trump, a series of racially motivated episodes have occurred at schools and colleges across the United States.
New York City’s Top Science And Math Teachers Honored With Prestigious Sloan Awards
Release Date:
12/07/2016
... $5,000 and each school will receive $2,500 to strengthen their science or mathematics department. New York City’s ...
JPMorgan Chase Announces $20M for New Skills for Youth Initiative
Release Date:
01/11/2017
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. today announced $20 million in grants to 10 U.S. states to dramatically increase the number of students who graduate from high school prepared for careers.
ESSA Explained: Inside the New Federal K-12 Law
Release Date:
01/13/2017
... Explained: Inside the New Federal K-12 Law The new Every Student Succeeds Act rolls back much of the federal ...
Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation
Release Date:
05/23/2017
... Now, a Penn State researcher is looking at how student assignment policies may be impacting the diversity of ... may actually be increasing school inequalities, despite their goals of maintaining integrated...
Eight Top 10 Lists From New York City’s 2017 State Test Scores
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... State Test Scores Test scores in New York City continued their upward march this year, with small gains in average ... had the biggest positive or negative percentage changes in their scale scores over the...
Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The Walton Family Foundation, the philanthropy governed by the family behind Walmart, pledged Tuesday to invest $2.2 million over the next two years in new charter schools in New York City that aim to be socioeconomically diverse.
Report: Most NY Colleges Comply with Sex Assault Law
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... training students and staff, notifying students of their rights and conducting investigations according to the ...
The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers
Release Date:
11/03/2017
... expect elementary school students to map out areas in their community with high concentrations of carbon dioxide ... other educators will be able to easily replicate them for their own students. ... The Simons...
Capital One Invests $3 Million to Fund Machine Learning Research at University of Maryland
Release Date:
12/15/2017
A $3 million gift and partnership with Capitol One is allowing the university to pursue research in data analytics, machine learning and cybersecurity.
Why Bloomberg Philanthropies Focuses on Teacher Salaries as A Key Component to Education Reform
Release Date:
04/30/2018
... Reform Great teachers are critically important to raising student achievement. When Bloomberg Philanthropies looks for ... examines is teacher salaries. Districts that refuse to pay their teachers adequately...
The Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation Announces Desiree Vazquez Barlatt as New Program Officer
Release Date:
07/12/2021
... of the Board of Directors. She has also served as a student activities advisor with NYU's Center for Student Activities, Leadership, and Service as well as spent .....
Brooklyn Community Foundation President & CEO, Cecilia Clarke, Announces Departure
Release Date:
03/17/2021
... my beloved borough. I am filled with pride , knowing we have accomplished everything—and more—that I set out to ... and board continue to grow—both in numbers, but also in their commitment and expertise. Even...
Pfizer and the Avon Foundation for Women Support Patients Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Release Date:
01/21/2015
... educate more than 5,000 metastatic breast cancer patients, their caregivers, and their communities. The Avon-Pfizer ... new services for metastatic patients so they do not have to face this...
Our Democracy, Philanthropy and What’s Next
Release Date:
06/21/2017
... information communities rely on. Relatively few funders have a specific funding area dedicated to democracy building ... disadvantaged from rural areas to fight for populism on their own terms. We want to hear...
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative
Release Date:
08/07/2015
... (NEI) estimating that three million people in the U.S. have low vision. “Low vision is a major, neglected and ... and visually impaired persons should have the tools and resources necessary...
United Hospital Fund: Goals For State Regulation Of Risk Sharing Between Health Care Providers And Insurers
Release Date:
11/19/2015
... risk.” Rooted in the theory that providers will have strong incentives to allocate resources most effectively if they themselves are at risk for the quality and cost of their treatment...
Heron Calls for A New Model Of Philanthropy
Release Date:
01/27/2016
... peers to jettison outdated operating models that leave resources untapped in the face of systemic social ills. In a ... payout. Miller’s essay comes as number of bold moves have brought new attention to the...