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Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant

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08/30/2017

... more than $21 million from Google; its parent company’ s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt; and his family’ s foundation since the think tank’ s founding in 1999. That ... voice in policy...

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Bike-Share Expansion in Harlem, Astoria, and Central Brooklyn Starts Next Week

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09/06/2017

... 49. (You can see the final station maps on the city’ s website.) Citi Bike will also add seven “infill” ... to fill out thin parts of the bike-share network in Long Island City. The expansion in Astoria comes...

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Community Development

Opinion: New York’s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job

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09/11/2017

Opinion: New York’ s Bad Teachers, Back on the Job On Thursday, a million New ... York City children will return to school. Educators have long been concerned about a “summer slide” — the ... when students are out...

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Tech-Oriented New York Grad School Backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches

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09/13/2017

... The official opening is scheduled today for Cornell Tech' s campus on New York City' s Roosevelt Island, marking the start of operations there ... tucked away upstate in snowy Ithaca, N.Y., where it...

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Here's What's In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill

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09/14/2017

Here' s What' s In Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare For All' Bill The Capitol Hill ... Sanders — his attempt to push single-payer health care, long one of his favorite causes...

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Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says

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09/27/2017

... even the most basic life skills,” write the report’ s authors, Deon Filmer and Halsey Rogers, both economists at ... the correct change from a transaction, reading a doctor’ s instructions, or interpreting a...

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Obesity Was Rising as Ghana Embraced Fast Food. Then Came KFC.

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10/02/2017

... here. He has an apartment, a car, a smartphone and a long -distance girlfriend he met on a dating website. So he ...

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Food Systems

Advisers on Black, Latino, and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them

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10/02/2017

... and Asian Students Say Trump Admin. Ignoring Them Three long -standing presidential commissions designed to expand ...

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Student Sues Columbia Over ‘Deliberate Indifference’ to Harassment Claims

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10/03/2017

... woman, identified only as Jane Doe, reported Dr. Harris’ s behavior to other professors and university officials, the ... into him. The complaint also claims the university had long been aware of Dr. Harris’...

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Gender Justice

Disabled Parents Sue New York City Over Child Removals

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10/10/2017

... into her eyes until she smiled. Then, she locked her long arms as if to make a swing and swayed the toddler back ... like her. Child welfare workers have removed Shantell’ s three children from her care at...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Disabilities

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Funded Research Discovers Smart Artificial Beta Cells Could Lead To New Diabetes Treatment

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10/30/2017

... type 1 diabetes and some cases of type 2 diabetes has long required painful and frequent insulin injections or a ... beta cells" (ABCs) mimic the functions of the body' s natural glucose-controllers...

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Ford and PBS Partner on Documentary Series

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06/15/2018

... the unexpected journey to success of some of the world' s most influential artists, innovators, political leaders, ... Huang - who overcame nearly insurmountable obstacles and long odds to reach and...

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Laurie M. Tisch: Perfecting the Art of Philanthropy

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12/13/2018

... windows offer a grand view of Central Park. Yet Tisch’ s view goes far beyond that. While her family is known as long -standing patrons of New York City, the dynamic ...

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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

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05/20/2019

... in New York. Twenty-two schools from New York City, Long Island, and Westchester participated in the DSCF, ... a $51 million Challenge Fund — $20 million from UJA’ s endowment, together with significant...

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Is Bail Reform Causing an Increase in Crime? - New Research & Policy Report from the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Releases

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01/20/2023

... Foundation Releases As jurisdictions throughout the U. S . consider reducing or eliminating the use of pretrial ... jurisdictions that constrained or ended use of these long -established practices and found “no...

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Philanthropy and the Global Refugee Crisis

... information on how philanthropy can positively contribute resources and knowledge to larger efforts. Recent Programs ... Thursday, September 17 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. Webinar: How U. S . Funders Can Respond to the...

Commonwealth Fund Scorecard: New York Ranked 13th in Overall State of Health

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12/11/2015

... to physical activity according to the 26th American’ s Health Rankings Annual Report. In addition, New York was ... who received recommended preventative care. . . Editor' s note: Complete Scorecard is...

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NYS Health Foundation Launches ‘Health Reform Watch’

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03/17/2017

... you informed on a regular basis. It features analyses and resources about health reform efforts and their potential ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Backs Initiative to Increase Arts Integration in Research Cirricula

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08/06/2015

... Universities (a2ru) and the University of Michigan' s ArtsEngine program have received an $800,000 grant from the ... from the Mellon Foundation toward the efforts of U-M' s ArtsEngine and a2ru to...

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