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Commonwealth Fund Says N.J. Tops Many States On Healthcare Scorecard

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03/16/2017

... to better healthcare outcomes nationwide and states like New Jersey that chose to embrace the federal law have seen ... Researchers at the Commonwealth Fund found Garden State residents have better access to...

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TX Healthcare Publication Says Commonwealth Fund is Targeting State Lawmakers

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04/11/2016

... Healthcare Publication Says Commonwealth Fund is Targeting State Lawmakers Evidence is building that the repeated ... behind millions of low-income Texans,” according to a new report by The Commonwealth Fund...

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New Report Shows Charter Schools Less Likely to Be Unionized Than They Were 6 Years Ago; Majority of Those Schools Located in 4 States

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02/20/2018

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Stephen McConnell Appointed Country Director for the United States at The Atlantic Philanthropies

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09/03/2012

The Atlantic Philanthropies have appointed Stephen McConnell to the newly created position of Country Director for the United States.

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Most States Plan To Use Student Absences To Measure School Success

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09/27/2017

... good a school is? Test scores? Culture? Attendance? In the new federal education law (the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ... — and the law leaves it to states to decide. The final state plans have all been...

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The Commonwealth Fund Ranks Health Care Systems for All 50 States

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03/27/2015

... in 2014 were Minnesota, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Worst were Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, ...

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City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement in Public Schools

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06/29/2015

City & State OpEd Pushes for Coding to Fulfill Language Requirement ... Statistics show that by 2020, there will be 1.4 million new computer science jobs, but only 400,000 computer science ... the skills these...

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Philanthropy Should Support States and Cities to Keep Advancing the Climate Movement

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12/07/2016

... actions to address climate change, it is time to call up state and local leaders to advance a bold climate agenda. A ... stronger than ever if we are to succeed. As such, a broad- based coalition for climate...

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ASPCA Opens Permanent, State-of-the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center

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05/10/2018

ASPCA Opens Permanent, State -of-the-Art Behavioral Rehabilitation Center The ASPCA ... are victims of cruelty or neglect. The ASPCA opened this new permanent facility following the success of a four-year...

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22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

Thursday, January 22, 2015 -

7:45am to 11:00am

... of Labor predicts the nation will add 1.2 million new computer-science-related jobs by 2022, but schools are ... an Hour of Code , including President Obama. In New York ’s under-resourced...

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A New Funder Embrace for Workforce Development

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04/18/2012

By Patricia Jenny, Executive Committee Chair, New York City Workforce Funders & Program Director, The New ... attended by more than 90 leaders from New York...

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21 Jan 2016

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 8:00am to Friday, February 5, 2016 - 5:00pm

Essential Skills and Strategies for New Grantmakers (ESS) provides an introduction to grantmaking ... of your role as foundation staff. Curriculum & Faculty Navigating Legal & Ethical Issues Pam Foster,...

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Our Path to a Just and Equitable New Jersey - The long and winding road of transformation

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06/16/2021

Our Path to a Just and Equitable New Jersey - The long and winding road of transformation By: ... we cannot achieve our philanthropic mission, nor can our state achieve its full potential, without addressing...

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No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will That Slow Its Momentum?

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10/06/2017

No State Will Measure Social-Emotional Learning Under ESSA. Will ... are successful. Nearly two years later, not a single state ’s plan to comply with the federal education law—and ... in its school accountability...

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08 Dec 2020

A New Chapter in the Fight for Immigrant Justice - A Webinar Hosted by GCIR

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2:00pm to 3:15pm

... and asylum seeker communities, the transition to a new administration in 2021 will not automatically result in bold new immigration reform or even a comprehensive unwinding of ... Rovika Rajkishun , Interim Co...

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In order to achieve Philanthropy New York’s vision of an equitable, sustainable and democratic society we affirm that non-profit organizations and their constituents must build community power through effective advocacy and lobbying.

In order to achieve Philanthropy New York ’s vision of an equitable, sustainable, and democratic ... bi-monthly reports on their activities to the city (and state ), file a minimum of 6 reports...

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President

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10/13/2022

Mertz Gilmore Foundation Welcomes Aditi Vaidya as its New President After an extensive national search led by ... and woman of color to lead Mertz Gilmore. “This is a new day for the Mertz Gilmore Foundation,”...

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Announcing the Milbank Memorial Fund and AcademyHealth State and Local Innovation Prize

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01/25/2018

Announcing the Milbank Memorial Fund and AcademyHealth State and Local Innovation Prize The Milbank Memorial Fund has teamed up with AcademyHealth to establish a new annual award that recognizes state...

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