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Philanthropy New York's 43rd Annual Meeting - Purpose as Compass: A Recap

... What desired social outcome serves as my compass, and how can I hold on to that larger purpose in my daily work? ... of racial inequity in the philanthropic sector, examining how we recognize, share, and build...

Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis to Step Down at End of 2012

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01/02/2012

... agency when she became the Administrator of the Health Resources Administration. From 1981 to 1992, she was a ... and Sciences in 2009 and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in the United...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 37 Grants

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01/10/2023

... for general support. President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA 24-month grant of $500,000 for core ...

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Six NYC Scientists Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research

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05/08/2017

... growth of ovarian tumors. Specifically, he will examine how cellular stress within ovarian cancer tumors impacts the ... program’s investment in leading scientists will change how cancer is understood and...

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Carolyn Peters

... for Prep, a leadership development program that offers students of color access to private school education. ...

Brooklyn Principal wins Sloan Public Service Award and $10,000 Prize

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06/04/2014

... Award for her efforts in improving the lives of older students April Leong, principal of Brooklyn's Liberation High ... Awards for her efforts in improving the lives of older students . The award comes...

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NYC Preparing To Expand Restorative Justice Programs in Schools

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06/20/2014

... peer mediation and student justice panels look to change students ’ behaviors. Restorative practices often end with ...

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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation Studies Impact of Volunteerism

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03/06/2015

... measures of reading proficiency over a control group of students , many of whom also received supplemental reading ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

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06/04/2015

... student named Zhu Ling became mysteriously ill. Other students posted her medical details on the Internet, allowing ...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Columbia's Justice-In-Education Initiative

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08/27/2015

... But this was no ordinary summer school class, and its students were not traditional collegians. The four men and ... program on the Morningside campus, Columbia professors and students teach classes at New...

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Citi Foundation Supports Young Entrepreneur Challenge

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11/03/2015

... and mentoring into the best business plan. Hundreds of students , family members, educators and business leaders ...

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Con Edison Among Backers of 24-Hour Hackathon and Youth Tech Challenge in Brooklyn

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12/16/2015

... Muslim Integrated Community in Prospect Heights. The students , aged 12-17, were challenged to design and create an ...

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

... helping to close the achievement gap between rich and poor students and lift the performance of struggling pupils. ...

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IU Joins Center For Integration Of Research, Teaching And Learning (Sloan Foundation)

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03/11/2016

... and Learning, to improve the teaching skills of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows and to increase the ... proven teaching and mentoring techniques for STEM graduate students . . . The Center for the...

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Atlantic Philanthropies' Mediratta Publishes New Book on Inequality in School Discipline

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09/09/2016

... addresses the profound and life-altering consequences students face—especially young people of color—when ... to answer three questions: • Why are some students subjected to harsher discipline than others...

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Century Foundation Study Finds Socioeconomic Integration Helps Narrow Achievement Gaps

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10/19/2016

... positive outcomes for both low- and middle-income students , a report from the Century Foundation finds. ... to produce strong academic outcomes and better prepare students for living in a diverse society.....

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Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration

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12/13/2016

... and present district administrators, teachers, parents and students , the study was released by the Century Foundation, ...

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With Wallace Foundation Support, New Study Finds Principal Development Pipelines Both Beneficial and Affordable

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07/10/2017

... Principals manage school facilities, supervise students and staff, and serve as their schools' instructional .....

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Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

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09/11/2017

... slide” — the learning loss that often occurs when students are out of school for two months. It’s a serious problem. But it’s not just students who can slide backward during these months. Facing ...

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Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data

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09/12/2017

... economics Sue Dynarski in 2015. “In urban areas, where students are overwhelmingly low-achieving, poor and nonwhite, ...

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