Google Critic Ousted From Think Tank Funded by the Tech Giant
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... has received more than $21 million from Google; its parent company’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt; and his ...
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Opinion: With Or Without DACA, New York Must Step Up For Immigrant Communities
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Immigrant youth like me are fighting to defend DACA at the national level. But we also need New York lawmakers to step up by passing the Liberty and DREAM Acts.
Opinion: The Urban Revival Is Over
Release Date:
09/05/2017
For all the concern about the gentrification, rising housing prices and the growing gap between the rich and poor in our leading cities, an even bigger threat lies on the horizon: The urban revival that swept across America over the past decade or...
Declaration Of Principles Across Hockey Takes NHL Where Other Pro Leagues Ought To Go
Release Date:
09/08/2017
At an announcement and ceremony in New York, stakeholders from the the NHL, NHL Players Association, and International Ice Hockey Federation, along with 14 major organizations across all levels of hockey signed on to a Declaration of Principles that...
Prodded by Advocates, City Unveils District-Wide Integration Plan for Lower East Side
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... on a district-wide basis, and follows years of lobbying by parent advocates in District 1, which also includes the East ...
Playing Chicken with Maryn McKenna
Release Date:
09/14/2017
The author and journalist’s new book explains how antibiotics overuse helped chicken ascend from a local delicacy to an everyday protein, with serious health consequences as a result.
Opinion: Libraries Can Be More Than Just Books
Release Date:
09/19/2017
For all of Sunset Park’s celebrated taquerias, dim sum parlors and picturesque piers, the most popular destination in that neighborhood might just be the local branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Despite its squat concrete frame and fluorescent...
The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime
Release Date:
09/19/2017
New York City officials have announced that all 1.1 million public school students would be provided with a free daily lunch. This came a few months after state Senator Liz Krueger and state Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon introduced a bill to address...
Child-Welfare Agency Gets Props for New Approach to Helping Families Navigate Challenges
Release Date:
09/20/2017
Happy stories rarely land the city’s child-welfare system in the headlines, and the last few weeks have been no exception.
Many Students Around the World Can’t Read or Add, World Bank Says
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Around the world, hundreds of millions of students are spending years in school while learning virtually nothing, and many countries are neglecting to even measure their progress, the World Bank warned in its flagship annual economic development...
Schools’ Response to Bullying Is Questioned After Fatal School Stabbing
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Details are still emerging about what led Cedeno to allegedly draw a switchblade and plunge it into two of his classmates, but he had faced persistent bullying in a school that some parents say struggled to maintain order.
After Stabbing, Teachers Will Get Training on Defusing Behavior Issues
Release Date:
10/03/2017
On Monday, in a conversation about school safety with invited parent leaders from throughout the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Ms. Fariña emphasized that crime in schools was at its lowest level on record and said they were making investments in...
New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors
Release Date:
11/08/2017
A new study shows that today's preretirement generation already has more health issues and health-related limits on their lives than prior generations did when they were in their late 50s.
New Study Funded By The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Suggests Today's Older Workers Will Face More Challenges Than Their Predecessors
Release Date:
11/08/2017
A new study shows that today's preretirement generation already has more health issues and health-related limits on their lives than prior generations did when they were in their late 50s.
The Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust Gives $740,000
Release Date:
01/16/2018
The $740,000 in new nonprofit grants by the Donors' Education Collaborative in The New York Community Trust will help kick off education advocacy campaigns statewide.
Schott Foundation Report Offers Framework Providing All Children Equal Opportunity To Succeed
Release Date:
03/01/2018
The Schott Foundation for Public Education released the Loving Cities Index , a multi-state report that aims to reverse historical local policies and practices rooted in racism and bias and replace them with policies that create local loving systems...
Harriet and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Announces $12 Million Grant to Make Camps More Accessible
Release Date:
10/05/2018
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announces a $12 million grant to the Foundation for Jewish Camp that will support a new initiative to increase accessibility for campers and staff with disabilities at Jewish summer day and overnight...
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation Working to Gather 20,000 Teen Opinions Across Western New York & Southeast Michigan
Release Date:
11/29/2018
Foundation launches 'Teen Opinions Count' project to help inform future investments in afterschool programs.
Foundations Join the White House in Expanding Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Release Date:
03/13/2014
... child development and school readiness, parenting and parent engagement, educational opportunity and school ...
Rockefeller Supports Training Workshops on Impact Investing in Ghana and South Africa
Release Date:
03/03/2017
... this is new terrain for evaluators, there are several resources on both impact investing and impact ...