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 ...
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Closing a Racial Divide, One Swim Lesson at a Time
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... the water during her swim lesson at Roberto Clemente State Park in the Bronx one recent Tuesday morning, Kiara ...
'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.
Skoll, Hilton, Ford, Rockefeller Among Backers of The Guardian’s Nonprofit Arm that Will Support Its Journalism
Release Date:
08/28/2017
The British media company, The Guardian, is fully embracing a new moneymaking strategy in the face of industrywide revenue problems: philanthropy.
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.
New York City March Held Ahead of President Trump's DACA Decision
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Thousands are marching in New York City Wednesday to defend DACA following reports that President Donald Trump may soon announce the end to protections for 800,000 young immigrants in the United States.
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 ...
After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... past few months have been marked by friction between the State Education Department and SUNY, Success Academy’s ...
NYC Denies Nearly 9,000 Kids with Disabilities The Services They Need
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... to figures the city Education Department supplied. State law requires city schools provide supports for ...
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 ...
Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy
Release Date:
09/06/2017
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced that his office is changing its plea guidelines for marijuana arrests to lighten penalties for first- and second-time offenders, effective Tuesday.
Poll: Majority of NY Voters Support Keeping Confederate Statues Up
Release Date:
09/06/2017
... be taken down. Majorities of voters in every region of the state support maintaining such statues, with 70 percent of ...
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...
LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The revolution in civil and legal rights for LGBTQ Americans has wrought a parallel shift in fundraising tactics for nonprofits that worked to bring about those changes. Charities that once focused mostly on unmarried, often childless people are now...
What’s The [Data] Point? $66 Billion in School Funding
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... year. Gotham Gazette's Ben Max and CBC's Director of State Studies Dave Friedfel discuss school funding: how much .....
‘I Consider Myself American.’ A New York City Dreamer Reflects on What Losing DACA Would Mean For Him
Release Date:
09/11/2017
William came to the United States as a child more than a decade ago, and still remembers his first impressions of New York City: towering buildings, modern cars, a jumble of cultures on the crowded sidewalks.
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...
Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... New York's highest court has opened the door for state officials to demand that the oil giant's outside .....