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Opinion: Who Gets to Define Campus Rape?

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09/18/2017

... of perpetrating it? That is the core question raised by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ s decision this month to replace Obama-era guidelines on how ...

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Gender Justice

Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School

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08/30/2016

... Done With School The Atlantic asked prominent voices in education —from policy makers and teachers to activists and ... politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning . They went back to the...

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Pennsylvania Joins Skillful State Network, Initiative of the Markle Foundation

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04/18/2019

... “To meet that demand, we’re combining Pennsylvania’ s amazing workforce, advanced technologies and strategic location with innovative education and job training to prepare people for those ... the Skillful...

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Remembering Janet Kelley

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02/03/2020

... that we share the incredibly sad news of Janet Kelley’ s passing on Thursday, January 23rd, 2020 after a long ... and the youth development field. Some interesting early career facts – Janet was the Director...

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Partnership Between The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The New York Community Trust Awards $3 Million to Performing Artists in Need

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10/12/2021

... meet. “Making a living as a performing artist in the U. S . during the pandemic has been nearly impossible for too ... artists are receiving awards of $10,000, which can be used to cover living expenses, rent,...

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The New York Community Trust

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Doris Duke Foundation

Schott Foundation Welcomes Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks and Miren Uriarte to the Board of Directors

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02/26/2016

... of Directors: Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks Throughout her career , Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks has brought vision, ... 2014, President Barack Obama named her to the President’ s Advisory Commission on Educational...

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New Website Promotes Partnership and Investment for Girls of Color

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07/01/2015

... that prevent their full participation in our country’ s future. Yet new research is helping us to better understand ... for partnership and shared progress. To capture this learning and promote collective...

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Wallace Foundation Continues Investigation on Role of Principals In Improving Schools

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06/06/2016

... Principals In Improving Schools Principals are expected to be leaders of instruction and improvement, ensuring that all students and teachers learn and grow. That’ s a big change in the job description and the...

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23 Mar 2016

Family Engagement: Partnering for Student Success

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... partnerships of shared responsibility for children’ s outcomes between home, school (and community), but that ... schools, and communities to support the development, learning , and success of our youth. Our...

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Unbound Philanthropy Adds New Staff

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07/02/2012

... promoted to Program Director for Unbound Philanthropy’ s United States Program and Will Somerville was named Program ... at the international and national levels throughout his career , and also is a senior...

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Century Foundation Report Examines The Real Value of What Students Do in College

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02/26/2016

... Shireman, offers specific recommendations for how the U. S . Department of Education could promote a renewed focus on learning at America’ s colleges. Century Foundation...

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05 Oct 2016

Urban Agriculture & Social Justice Activism

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -

5:30pm to 7:30pm

http://sph.cuny.edu/ Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as...

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09 Apr 2018

Participate. Convene. Invest.: A Call to Action for Philanthropy - A Webinar Hosted by FCCP

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2:00pm to 3:00pm

... an invitation to PNY members. Space is limited and will be granted on a first come, first served basis.** We are now ... cannot and should not supplant the government’ s responsibility to ensure a fair and...

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30 Jun 2021

Equity and Evaluation: Can We Embrace Both in Collecting Demographic Data?

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 -

11:00am to 1:00pm

... data collection and evaluation. The moderated panel will be followed by breakout sessions for participants to dive ... Equitable Evaluation Initiative Huilan Krenn , Director of Learning and Impact, W.K...

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Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH

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05/16/2017

... originally appeared on the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation' s "Shared Experiences Blog" and is reprinted with permission. ... one of those voices. To the contrary, that approach would be neither...

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07 Jun 2017

Trailblazers: The Bold States Leading the Charge on Climate Change

Wednesday, June 7, 2017 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

... putting a price on carbon can further climate goals while supporting low-income communities The opportunities—and ...

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Tow Foundation Commits $2 Million to Multiple Myeloma Research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

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04/27/2022

... mission and will help save lives.” The Tow Foundation’ s pledge is part of the University’ s Ever Brighter: The ... research.” In 2020, Dr. Nimer recruited Dr. Landgren to be the inaugural...

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Arts Are A Strategy To Build Racial Equity

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11/15/2016

... We must ask ourselves: How will we as local funders be accountable to communities past and present? How will be ... with Office for Civil Rights (OCR), ARTS has increased our resources and...

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