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Simons Foundation Gives Stony Brook University $25 million

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09/12/2014

... an organization founded and run by the couple, funds math and science research and has given millions of dollars to SBU. ...

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22 Jan 2015

Learning to Write Code: The New Literacy?

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7:45am to 11:00am

... predicts the nation will add 1.2 million new computer- science -related jobs by 2022, but schools are graduating ... interest in STEM ( science , technology, engineering and math ) but when...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Board Approves 37 Grants

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01/10/2023

... provided below. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM American Political Science Association Washington, DC 36-month grant of ... Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics (TPSE Math ). Urban Teacher Center...

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Anne Tatlock and Janet Robinson to Join Carnegie Corporation Board of Trustees

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03/12/2014

... her great insights on investment strategies as well as perspectives on higher education, humanities and social ... down from her position as Vice-Chairman of Fiduciary’s parent company, Franklin ...

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Fake News as a Real Opportunity

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01/23/2017

... about nuclear security. Eight-part series of essays on parent engagement published on Medium . Using a similar ... back-to-school series. This time, we discussed a range of perspectives with each organization...

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Hilton, Ford Foundations Help Support Research for New Report: The Promise of Adolescence: Realizing Opportunity for All Youth

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05/16/2019

... their families, schools, and neighborhoods lack the resources they need to overcome adversity and flourish,” ... education, 19 percent of black students are proficient in math compared with 51 percent of white...

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Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity: Core Concepts in Capacity Building

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09/2016

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A Big STEM Gift from Simons Foundation Grabs Attention in the Field

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08/24/2016

... in funding from Jim and Marilyn Simons towards educating math and science students. The billionaire Simons couple are ... seek to "stimulate a deeper interest and understanding of science...

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Gish Jen Joins the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board

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01/26/2022

... China, Egypt, Serbia, and Israel. “Gish brings essential perspectives as an author, diplomat, academic, and mentor, ...

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Verizon Foundation to Support STEM Programs in 80 Schools

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12/05/2014

... to stimulate interest in and improve their programs in science , technology, engineering and math (STEM). The company is examining applicants now for ...

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A Right to Know: School Environmental Health Hazards

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07/20/2015

... the environmental hazards. Unless your background was in science , the reports were too technical to understand. DOE ... at meetings with community education councils and other parent groups, and mailed copies...

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Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Board Chair and Members

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06/06/2025

... where she oversaw the finance, accounting, IT, human resources , operations, and grants management functions; vice ... University of St. Andrews American Foundation, and on the Science & Technology Action...

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Russell Sage Foundation-Supported Study Details How The System Fails Grandmothers Raising Kids

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01/06/2016

... children, navigating the complications of getting state resources they desperately need, and sacrificing their own ...

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12/15/2014 - Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color - Live stream and Materials

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12/2014

View the materials and live stream recording of the program, "Why We Can’t Wait: Lessons from Listening to Girls of Color."

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Foundation for Child Development Publishes New Index on the Economic Stability of the American Family

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02/06/2017

... This greatly accelerated instability and inequality in the resources parents could devote to their child’s ...

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Simons Family 'Giving Big' on Climate Change

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08/21/2017

... The patriarch of the Simons clan is best known for his math chops and science philanthropy. But heirs Nat and Liz Simons are taking ... Simons, who is worth $14 billion, is a staff-favorite science...

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Jim Simons, the Numbers King

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12/13/2017

... when they launched their foundation. They have funded a math center at Stony Brook, and a center for computer science at Berkeley. The foundation has also given ...

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Toshiba America Foundation Announces $110,000 for 11 Innovative Classroom STEM Projects

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01/16/2018

... $110,000 in grants for 11 innovative classroom STEM ( Science , Technology, Engineering, and Mathematic) projects in ... from Riverside Stem Academy in Riverside, CA will use math and science...

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