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United Way of New York City Names Mary Ann Sallas as Director of New York City’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)

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11/01/2012

... Federal Campaign (CFC) at the United Way of New York City . The CFC is the nation’s largest workplace giving ... contributions through payroll deduction. New York City ’s CFC raised over $2 million for charity...

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Russell Sage Foundation - Gates Foundation Pipeline Grants Awarded to Emerging Scholars

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03/17/2021

... counselors, and social workers in providing financial aid resources for undocumented youth. Angela Dixon (Emory ... of trust in student-educator relationships in New York City high schools...

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Century Foundation and the 74 Present Case Studies on Diversity-Driven Classrooms

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05/29/2018

... Diversity-Driven Classrooms Historically speaking, charter schools have not been diversity’s best friend. Compared with all public schools — which, by many measures, are more segregated today...

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Century Foundation Releases New Report: “14 Progressive Priorities for the New Congress”

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11/07/2018

... and protect vulnerable students from predatory for-profit schools . They would help expand Medicaid and ensure every ... importance for the equitable distribution of government resources ... Century Foundation...

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UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for Back-to-School

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09/07/2016

About 200 volunteers of all ages came together last week through the UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success program to fill backpacks with donated school supplies destined for local children in need of a hand to start the school year on a...

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William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans

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09/19/2016

... Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans Students from disadvantaged ... neighborhoods are often drawn to for-profit trade schools after high school, seeing them...

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Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

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11/02/2016

... of childhood obesity lie primarily inside or outside of schools ... Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood ...

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New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools

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09/20/2017

... Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools Teachers in traditional district schools are three times as likely to be chronically absent from the classroom as those in charter ...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline

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01/07/2016

The widespread use of suspension and expulsion in schools reflects a national belief in "zero tolerance" to set a tone of academic focus and seriousness and to maintain order and safety. Yet, is this effective discipline?

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William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District

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04/26/2018

... bring a dance program to South Orange and Maplewood middle schools in partnership with the Alvin Ailey American Dance ... dance program with two classes each week during the schools ’ arts periods at school...

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Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

Rockefeller-Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change The Global ... since its launch earlier this year, 125 health professions schools and programs around the world...

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

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10/21/2015

... to Pro-Charter School Advocates, Families for Excellent Schools Two hedge fund billionaires dropped $1 million ... at pro-charter lobbying powerhouse Families for Excellent Schools have declined to name the...

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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

... groups of influential students in 56 New Jersey middle schools to spread messages about the dangers of bullying and ... or the social norms and behavioral patterns in their schools . Social referents are not...

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Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive

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09/14/2017

Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like ... on Wednesday announced state police will be going into...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center

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10/28/2016

The center will focus on the application of international human rights norms that favor abolition of the death penalty in the United States and other countries.

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded ... What is social and emotional learning and why should schools get involved in it? The term is bedeviled by ... health and a new accountability...

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Tow Foundation Funded CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Announces First-Ever Endowed Chair, Professor Jeff Jarvis

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11/21/2017

The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is excited to announce its first-ever endowed chair, in journalism innovation, and the first designee will be Professor Jeff Jarvis, a world-renowned thought leader on the future of the news business.

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PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work

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09/18/2014

... Members Among Top Ten FUnders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work Between 2011 and 2012, foundations invested nearly $14.8 million in LGBTQ education and safe schools work – which amounted to...

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NYSHealth Supports Survey That Unveils Strong Appetite For Health Insurance Info—As Early As High School

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10/13/2016

In a nationwide consumer survey conducted this year for FAIR Health by ORC International, 76 percent of respondents felt people should begin understanding health insurance plans before or during high school or college.

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After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School

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09/05/2017

To ring in the new school year, Chancellor Betty Rosa picked a seemingly strange school to visit: Success Academy Bronx 2.

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