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Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows

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08/30/2017

... are “positive,” though researchers caution they would need a larger sample to make a more definitive statement. ...

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Education

Fatherhood After 40? It's Becoming A Lot More Common

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08/31/2017

... old (30.9 years to be specific), the study finds. If you need a little reassurance that it's not too late, consider .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

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09/11/2017

The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to get more kids to class.

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Education

Housing and Homelessness

Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.

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09/11/2017

Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says it is insensitive to discuss climate change in the midst of deadly storms.

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Environment and Climate Change

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New York’s Most Controversial Teacher Certification Exam Is Now a Little Easier To Pass

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09/13/2017

Just years after New York began requiring prospective teachers to pass a tough new exam, the state’s top education policy makers are lowering the score needed to enter the classroom.

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Education

Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

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09/18/2017

Federal regulators have overruled New York state's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 million power plant under construction.

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Environment and Climate Change

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JPMorgan Chase Releases New Report As Part Of Its Global Workforce Training Efforts

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10/16/2017

... in doing more to equip young people with the skills they need to put them on a pathway to success. The report – ...

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners

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11/17/2017

Early this year, The J.M. Kaplan Fund put out a call to anyone in the United States with a promising solution to a social problem. The J.M. Kaplan Fund sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of heritage conservation, social...

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Civic Engagement

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Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future

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11/22/2017

... Walker told a conference in Stockholm in October. "We need to look at the root causes of injustice, of poverty, of .....

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William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research

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05/04/2018

The foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 over two or three years in support of research designed to build, test, and increase understanding of approaches to reducing inequality in youth outcomes on the basis of race, ethnicity, economic...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Economic Security

Social Justice

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The Century Foundation Presents Inclusion and Industry 4.0

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06/11/2018

Watch as The Century Foundation and the Great Cities Institute at UIC unveil new research that examines the untapped potential of manufacturing to expand economic opportunities for communities of color.

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Video

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Community Development

Workforce Development

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Markle Foundation Selects Indiana as Next Skillful State

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10/12/2018

A new organization aims to help Hoosier employers recognize the value of skills training when hiring employees for their facilities, rather than just simply looking for workers with a college degree.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Workforce Development

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build

Release Date:

10/26/2018

... toward a build for a local family in Worcester County in need of decent, affordable housing. Habitat families work in ...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

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Housing and Homelessness

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Steven Denning Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation

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01/15/2019

The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce that Steven Denning has been elected to its Board of Directors.

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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UJA-Federation of New York Mobilizes 3,000 Volunteers for 70 Service Projects on MLK Day

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01/16/2019

On Monday, January 21, more than 3,000 New Yorkers will participate in UJA-Federation of New York’s third region-wide MLK Day of Service.

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