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It's Time to Apply to High School in New York City

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09/18/2017

It' s Time to Apply to High School in New York City It' s officially a very busy time of year for New York City' s ... The high school admissions season is revving up, and ...

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Poverty Falls, Income Rises. Should De Blasio Get the Credit?

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09/20/2017

... Blasio talks about so often—the one he wants to help— are doing much better these days. The question is how much ... second year in a row, according to data released by the U. S . Census Bureau last week and...

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Economic Security

The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

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11/03/2017

As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces to award five teachers $5,000 each for innovative projects.

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04 Nov 2015

Dear Board...Are You Reading This?

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... situated to produce communications to the Board? The CEO’ s office, the COO’ s office, the Communications Department? ... Governance, Ford Foundation Designed for All interested funders ...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Staff Promotions and Hiring of Nancy Wexler as Program Officer

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06/12/2019

... right). “Eva Cheng, Marcus Escobedo, and Rani Snyder are tremendous assets to our Foundation, who contribute ... expertise and passion for our mission of improving care for older adults every day,” said Terry...

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Celebrates Generation of Future Female Leaders in partnership with Laureus Foundation

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09/19/2019

... period by supporting events celebrating the theme of " women in leadership." Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., or MUFG, is one of the world' s leading financial groups. Laureus is an...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Gender Justice

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Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies

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07/24/2014

... Forward-thinking school districts across the nation are demonstrating how alternatives to zero-tolerance ...

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Pershing Square Foundation Grant Will Help Develop a New Way of Tracking Criminal Justice System Performance

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05/12/2015

... As a nationwide, bi-partisan push is underway to reform the broken criminal justice system, The Pershing ... justice systems across the country. Distinct to MFJ' s work is that it collects and analyzes...

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Justice Reform

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D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years

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08/27/2015

... Education Fund, which was created in 2007 to support reform efforts in the public school system. At least $ 7 ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... the education sector to integrate the elements of school reform , deepen learning about what works, and expand public ...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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NCN Requests Foundations Sign on to Oppose Repeal of the Johnson Amendment

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03/28/2017

... the Trump Administration and Ways & Means Chairman Brady are intent on including a repeal of the Johnson Amendment in tax reform legislation. Philanthropy New York spoke with key ... official position on...

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Universal Deduction Bill Draws Measured Praise

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10/13/2017

... about limiting it to a third of the standard deduction. U. S . Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) last week introduced ... and $4,200 for married couples. Under the Republican tax reform framework released last month,...

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UJA-Federation Study Examines Role of Synagogue Top Job Nationwide

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05/31/2018

... this crucial role across the four mainstream movements— Reform , Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox—and ... management and leadership authority. Executive directors are also pressed to manage many key...

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Tow Foundation and Chronicle of Social Change Announce 2019 Raise the Age Reporting Fellowships Recipients

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02/26/2019

... watchdog journalism in the backyards of America' s statehouses, The Chronicle of Social Change is proud to ... the implementation of the state' s major youth justice reform...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Adds Olga Viso, Stephen Pitti, Cathy Davidson as Fellows

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04/03/2019

... and now senior advisor for Arizona State University’ s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts on a recently instituted partnership with James Turrell’ s Roden Crater. Each fellow serves for a period of 12...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Marca Bristo and Gbenga Oyebode to Board of Trustees

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06/20/2019

... on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Bristo’ s perspective will be critical as the Ford Foundation carries ...

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American Express-Supported NYFA Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Participants Named

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02/18/2016

... cohort of arts administrators has been selected. NYFA’ s Emerging Leaders Boot Camp is a free leadership development ... NYFA firmly believes that through this program, we make an investment in the cultural...

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Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?

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05/13/2014

Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the ... but all too often the devastating effects on girls’ health , education, earning power and independence are...

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Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?

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07/31/2015

Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants? Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications at more than twice the rate that younger ... finds. The worry of previous decades—that America’...

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