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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

Century Foundation Expert Says Tuition-Free College Wouldn’t Admit More Low-Income Students Eliminating ... encourage more low-income young people to pursue higher education by signaling them from a young age that...

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

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05/02/2016

... family connection to the school with an advantage in the college admissions process. Most schools that privilege these ... at The Century Foundation and a prolific writer on higher education issues... Century...

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Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, New Data Shows

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09/28/2017

Minorities and Americans Without College Degrees Showed Greatest Gains In Wealth Since 2013, ... — African Americans, Hispanics and people without college degrees — saw large gains in net worth over the .....

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12 Feb 2013

The New Nonprofit: Driving Economic Development in NYC

Tuesday, February 12, 2013 -

2:30pm to 5:30pm

... seen as an economic driver, despite its strong ties to NYC ’s financial center and other vibrant industries. On this panel, NYC nonprofit leaders will describe the economic impact their ... York Stem Cell...

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Extends Scholarships for Women Exploring International Relations

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02/16/2017

Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Extends Scholarships for Women Exploring ... International Relations The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women (JFEW) announced it is extending the SUNY ... and...

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Open Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education

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01/23/2020

... Society University Network Launches to Transform Higher Education DAVOS, SWITZERLAND—George Soros announced today ... . It will integrate teaching and research across higher education institutions worldwide...

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Ford, J.M.Kaplan, Teagle and David Rockefeller Fund All Working to Bring College Into Prison

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10/30/2017

... Teagle and David Rockefeller Fund All Working to Bring College Into Prison A small but steadily growing prison education program continues to expand with the help of some ... Chance Pell Pilot, which allows...

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Rona Sheramy Appointed Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women

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03/01/2017

... Appointed Executive Director of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women The Board of Directors of the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW) is pleased to announce the ... with graduate students...

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24 Mar 2016

NYC’s Food Policy Director on Hunger, Health & Equity

Thursday, March 24, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... that it works for all New Yorkers. Explore: The 2015 NYC Food Metrics Report and an update on: Addressing Food ... Illumination Fund Presentation: Barbara Turk, Director, NYC Office of Food Policy, Office of...

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Report Funded by The Clark Foundation Urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term

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12/11/2017

... urges de Blasio to Prioritize Boosting Community College Graduation Rates in Second Term A ... attainment. The report, "Degrees of Difficulty: Boosting College Success in New York City," which was...

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Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Awards Scholarship Grant to the Schwartz Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for Compassion Scholars Program

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04/27/2017

... the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing education , today announced that they have received a $33,000 ...

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Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income Applicants

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11/01/2017

Funded In Part by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Bard College to Launch ‘Microcollege,’ Targeting Low-Income ... The maximum-security inmates who beat a Harvard College team in a debate two years ago put a national...

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Century Foundation Report Reveals NY’s For-Profit Colleges Leave Students with Debt and Little Impact on Earning Potential

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03/26/2018

... from a longitudinal survey by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Some previous data measured only ...

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Russell Sage Foundation Author James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees

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10/23/2017

... James Rosenbaum, Writes About Alternatives To Four-Year College Degrees American society is obsessed with a single ... mania, as if tests were the key to success.The nation’s education system has become an SAT...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $750,000 Grant to Bard College for "Cultures of Conservation" Curriculum

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07/13/2017

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $750,000 Grant to Bard College for "Cultures of Conservation" Curriculum The Andrew ... Active Matter” with the goal of creating intellectual resources with which 21st...

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06 Apr 2016

Know What They Owe – Ensuring that New York’s Students Graduate College with Manageable Debt

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Much of the conversation within the college success field around addressing college affordability ... Bridget Terry Long , Academic Dean and Saris Professor of Education and Economics, Harvard...

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Dear Colleges: Take Control of Your Online Courses - New Report by The Century Foundation

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09/12/2019

... control over the services offered in the contracting college ’s name. There are downsides to handing over ... about them to jumpstart a paradigm shift in how online education in the United States is done.....

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Bank of America Charitable Foundation Backs Workforce and Educational Development Opportunities

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06/30/2015

... low-income individuals and families to financial education , job training, workforce development and mentoring ... working to connect individuals in our community to the resources they need to lead financially...

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15 Mar 2010

NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner: A Conversation about Teaching Effectiveness

Monday, March 15, 2010 -

3:30pm to 5:00pm

... Philanthropy Connects , together with the Donors’ Education Collaborative (DEC), Public Education Grantmakers Network (PEGNET), The New York ... ones? Commissioner Steiner came to State Ed from Hunter ...

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12 Jul 2012

Education Working Group Lunch: 2013 Reform Review Project

Thursday, July 12, 2012 -

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Philanthropy New York, 79 Fifth Ave., 4th floor, NYC

... stability to the system, enabling the Department of Education to execute diverse and sweeping reforms. In 2013, for the first time since mayoral control of education was established, New Yorkers will elect a...

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