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Bangladeshi Law Student Receives Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

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04/19/2016

... Soros Fellowships for New Americans A stroke of luck made it possible for Akbar Hossain and his family to immigrate to the United States. But it was a generous community that helped them to realize their ...

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Simons Foundation Initiative Includes World’s Largest Study on Autism and Genes

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04/21/2016

Scientists funded by the Simons Foundation Research Initiative on Thursday announced the launch of an online research initiative that aims to gather DNA and other information from 50,000 people with autism and their family members.

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Carnegie Supports New Study on What Keeps Parents Up at Night

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04/21/2016

The findings show parents' high expectations and deep engagement in their children's development, and unearth areas where parents most need support.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

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John A. Hartford Foundation President Says Superheroes Of Caregiving Need Better Support

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04/27/2016

... Support Being a caregiver can be deeply rewarding, but it can also require significant, even heroic, sacrifices. ...

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Aging

New York Community Trust Helps Mexican Students with Resident-Led Advocacy and Organizing

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04/28/2016

... communities on education and immigrant issues, engages families through parent committees to voice concerns, share ...

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The New York Community Trust

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments On Colleges Still Giving Preference to Legacy Students

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05/02/2016

Legacy preference is the practice of providing qualifying students who have some sort of family connection to the school with an advantage in the college admissions process.

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Commonwealth Study Inspires App to Connect People to Doctors Faster

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06/01/2016

... needed to be a change in the healthcare system. " It came out of our own frustration," Walper said. "There's a ... [In a Commonwealth study] Canada placed dead last when it comes to timely...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Mentioned in Atlantic Article On School Discipline Reform

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06/30/2016

... which is being backed by the charter-school advocacy group Families for Excellent Schools. The suit claims that the New ...

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Guttman Foundation Leads Funder Collaborative All About Child Care in New York City

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07/25/2016

... yet this is a key and common issue that holds many families back from economic stability. Although child care ...

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Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students

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08/18/2016

... Students Eliminating public university tuition for most families could encourage more low-income young people to ... by signaling them from a young age that they can afford it , notes Richard Kahlenberg, an...

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Supported by Simons Foundation, Study Finds Genetics, Early Term Ultrasound Linked to Autism Severity

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09/02/2016

... Research Initiative. The data was derived from 2,644 families among 12 research sites across the United States. ...

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Open Society Foundations Founder George Soros Writes in WSJ About $500 Million Investment in Migrants

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09/20/2016

... of economic advancement for themselves and their families . Our collective failure to develop and implement ...

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Immigration

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Applications Invited for Soros Justice Fellowships in Advocacy and Media

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09/21/2016

... criminal justice policies on the lives of individuals, families , and communities by challenging the overreliance on ...

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Ford-Supported Survey Finds Black, Hispanic Youth Less Likely To Get Money From Parents

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10/06/2016

More young blacks and Hispanics feel that they can't depend on family to help them with financial needs, from big-ticket items like college tuition to smaller expenses, than do whites or Asians, according to a new GenForward poll.

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