Rockefeller Family Fund Calls ExxonMobil’s Conduct ‘Morally Reprehensible’
Release Date:
11/29/2016
... policymakers and the public about the realities of climate change , protecting its profits at the cost of immense damage ...
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Commonwealth Fund Releases Study on Making Health Data Useful to Patients Through Open APIs
Release Date:
12/07/2016
Use of open APIs for health information can help improve the quality and affordability of health care.
Wallace Foundation Hopes New Initiative Will Better Prepare Principals
Release Date:
12/12/2016
Officials with the foundation say that the five-year program will support dramatic changes to the way principals are trained, specifically in creating partnerships with local colleges and universities to redesign teacher training.
Commonwealth Fund Study Finds Uninsured Rates Have Dropped in All States
Release Date:
12/21/2016
Between 2013 and 2015, uninsured rates for adults ages 19 to 64 declined in all states and by at least 3 percentage points in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
ESSA Explained: Inside the New Federal K-12 Law
Release Date:
01/13/2017
... new leeway to states in calling the shots. That's a big change from the No Child Left Behind Act, which ESSA replaced .....
Commonwealth Fund President Writes About Keeping Perspective During Turbulent Times
Release Date:
02/07/2017
... Perspective During Turbulent Times At times of dramatic change in a nation’s history, fear and anxiety can become ...
Mellon Foundation Features Harlem Studio Museum Director on How Art Helps Us Understand Diversity
Release Date:
02/23/2017
At a time when society is swiftly being transformed, Our Compelling Interests: The Value of Diversity for Democracy and a Prosperous Society investigates how diversity and social connectedness are imperative to our shared success and a broader sense...
Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative
Release Date:
03/30/2017
... Eurocentric focus in the past. The program plans to change that by working with professionals from the Global ...
PIMCO Foundation Supports Skating to Success in Harlem
Release Date:
04/18/2017
... active mentorship. Women are a powerful force for positive change , and in order to unlock their transformational ...
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Funds Study on Corals; Some Corals Are Adapting To Warming Climate
Release Date:
05/03/2017
... who has been studying coral responses to climate change since the extreme temperatures of the1998 El Nino, ...
With Bloomberg Support, Rice University Researcher Maps “How to Succeed in College”
Release Date:
05/31/2017
... or “dumb” but that his or her intelligence would not change .) . . With Bloomberg Support, Rice University ...
Theatre of the Oppressed NYC's Katy Rubin and Devyn Mañibo on the Importance of Fun in Community Engagement
Release Date:
06/22/2017
... and fun," argued Mañibo. "We're not going to make change without the three magic ingredients: fun, community .....
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Grants to Organizations Supporting and Defending LGBTQ Community
Release Date:
06/23/2017
The Foundation will support orgnaizations providing legal, advocacy, and social services to the LGBTQ community as they respond to an environment of increased violence, hostility and prejudice.
Open Society Foundations: Central Asia at History’s Crossroads
Release Date:
07/17/2017
... domestic rulers at home. A frequent assumption is that if change is to come to Central Asia, it will come from the ...
More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers
Release Date:
07/28/2017
... addressing issues of resilience exacerbated by climate change . The meeting last week was the first since the Trump ...
Cuomo Administration Bullish On State Climate Action After RGGI Agreement
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... that even with the federal inaction on climate change under President Donald Trump, states can still make an ...
Syria’s War Created Millions Of Refugees. Some Might Be Forced To Return Home.
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... a homeland still at war, aid agencies fear that a proposed change to U.N. guidelines could accelerate the pace of ...
Opinion: How A Pied-À-Terre Tax Could Help Solve New York City's Housing Crisis
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... highest level in modern history and continue to climb. To change these trends, we primarily need to build more homes ...
U.S. Is Eliminating Its Arctic and Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send?
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... Department—including the special envoys for climate change and the Arctic— those who have spent careers on ...
Cuomo, Schneiderman Say They'll Sue to Protect "Dreamers"
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... would give Congress time to act if it wants to retain or change the program. The president might have a formal ...