Would a Later School Start Time Increase Student Success?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... writes: Many high-school-age children across the United States now find themselves waking up much earlier than ...
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U.S. Lost 33,000 Jobs in September as Hurricanes Roared Through
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... that roared through Florida, Texas and neighboring states knocked down September’s national payroll totals. ...
Where You Live, How You Give: What a Fidelity Study Says About U.S. Donors
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... highlights regional differences of giving in the United States . The scope and reach of Fidelity Charitable's .....
SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised a hotly contested proposal to let its schools certify their own teachers ahead of Wednesday’s vote, according to an updated proposal.
Ford Foundation and Citi Fund Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture $22.3 Million Renovation
Release Date:
10/17/2017
The New York Public Library’s renowned Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem celebrated the reopening of several renovated spaces after a nearly two-year, $22.3 million renovation funded funded by the Ford Foundation, Citi Bank,...
Century Foundation Study Reveals that Most Student Loan Fraud Claims Involve For-Profits
Release Date:
11/09/2017
The study by The Century Foundation represents the most thorough analysis to date of the nearly 100,000 loan forgiveness claims known as borrower defense received by the agency over the past two decades and paints an alarming picture of the state of...
Open Society Foundations Launches Initiative to Support A More Inclusive American Democracy
Release Date:
05/02/2018
... senior-level government officials and staff in the United States who have recently left public service. The program is ...
The Century Foundation Presents Inclusion and Industry 4.0
Release Date:
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.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Report on Undercount of Young Kids in 2020 Census
Release Date:
06/29/2018
... Book, its annual look at child well-being in the United States . In this year’s Data Book, the Foundation noted that ...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Grants $1.25 million to Support Aging-in-Place Services
Release Date:
07/23/2018
... by Habitat organizations in five communities in the United States .... The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Grants ...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build
Release Date:
10/26/2018
... the largest private charitable foundations in the United States . This is the first time Habitat for Humanity of ...
Supported in Part by Ford Foundation, Smithsonian Launches American Women’s History Initiative
Release Date:
11/14/2018
... the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the United States . Funding from the federal government and private ...
14
Mar
2019
The Green New Deal: Putting Energy to Work
Thursday, March 14, 2019 -
3:00pm to 5:00pm
The Green New Deal aims to address economic inequality while building a new clean energy industry. Green jobs growth, as demonstrated by recent industry reports at the state and federal levels, can serve disadvantaged communities in New York and...
Century Foundation Reports Examines ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions
Release Date:
12/13/2018
... ESSA Learner Accountability Provisions Now that all fifty states and the District of Columbia have received formal ... plans, the work of implementing the 2015 law —the United States ’ primary K–12 education...
Don't Overthink It
Release Date:
04/30/2019
... programs are generally administered through the individual states ’ Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind, ...
William T. Grant Invites Applications for Scholars Program
Release Date:
06/05/2019
... of young people between the ages of 5 and 25 in the United States . To that end, the foundation is inviting applications ...
The Century Foundation Releases Report: How Robots Are Beginning to Affect Workers and Their Wages
Release Date:
10/17/2019
... 2009, robot intensity has sharply increased nationwide. States in the Midwest (the East North Central, or ENC, census ... twice the intensity of all other regions. Midwest (ENC) states also experienced the...
09
Jun
2020
Secure Vote By Mail for Democracy's Sake
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 -
10:00am to 11:30am
... execute a free and fair election in November Key places ( states and cities) where Vote by Mail needs the greatest ...
09
Dec
2020
New York City Workforce Funders Quarterly Meeting
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Join Melinda Mack (NYATEP), David Friedfel (Citizens Budget Commission), and Katie Spiker (National Skills Coalition) for a discussion on the role federal stimulus dollars might play in filling state and city budget gaps; and the potential for...
15
Jul
2021
Good Green Jobs for a Changing Climate: Is This Time For Real?
Thursday, July 15, 2021 -
3:00pm to 4:30pm
In light of major new state and local climate legislation—including NY State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and New York City’s Local Law 97, part of The Climate Mobilization Act (CMA)—we are moving closer to a Just...