New York’s Graduation Rate Could Drop Under New Federal Education Law
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... provision in the new federal education law. The Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, requires states to count only ...
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Century Foundation Releases First-Ever Inventory on Charter School Diversity
Release Date:
05/15/2018
... regional school model that would allow children from his community of Cumberland and those from the bankrupt city of ... charter schools and characterize the role of student diversity in school mission and...
Philanthropy New York Welcomes New Vice President of Policy & Collaboration, Rico Blancaflor
Release Date:
04/24/2019
Philanthropy New York is delighted to announce our new Vice President of Policy & Collaboration, Rico Blancaflor.
Diahann Billings-Burford Named Executive Director, Corporate Responsibility at Time Warner Inc.
Release Date:
03/12/2014
... company-wide college internship program, the programs and resources they provide to stimulate and support employee community engagement, and their community investments in New ... Thatcher...
Rockefeller Foundation Joins Conversation on Flood Resilience
Release Date:
04/14/2016
... Challenge Water Window. With the variability of water resources only set to increase with climate change, the risk ...
5 Questions for…Melissa Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Tides
Release Date:
03/11/2013
... strategic giving for change in the African-American community , as well as many of its grantees in the ... by promoting the use of donor-advised funds and collective action funds. With so many organizations...
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Pulling Back the Curtain: Philanthropy’s Role in Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice to Improve Early Childhood Education
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... also explore results from the Foundation’s $4 million investment into eight research studies and the actionable and ... Y. Plaisir , Associate Professor, Borough of Manhattan Community College, City ...
School Choice and Privilege Are Inextricably Linked
Release Date:
11/09/2015
... access and ability to navigate the complex rules for student assignment are able to “work” the system. Duke University has documented the fact that white families in ...
Ford Foundation Appoints Ursula Burns to Board of Trustees
Release Date:
02/20/2015
... Ms. Burns also provides leadership counsel to community , educational, and nonprofit organizations, ... of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University . Ford Foundation trustees are elected...
How Institutions Take Risks
Release Date:
10/12/2014
... of the 1930s and early 1940s; Rodin's efforts at the University of Pennsylvania to invest endowment resources in West Philadelphia; her work in developing the .....
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Expands Partnership with Special Olympics to Foster Inclusion Worldwide
Release Date:
11/18/2021
... to expand unified programming in schools and amplify the voices of those calling for action on the urgent issue of inclusion. The campaign will ... SNF is proud to be part of the effort to amplify their...
Why Cultural Critics of Color Matter
Release Date:
05/15/2018
... example of what pop culture critics of color can do with resources and real estate. The coverage of Coco , another ... critics of color define the terms of the debate. Their voices are needed more than ever as...
Carnegie Corporation Awards $10 Million to Four School Districts
Release Date:
10/02/2013
Part of the foundation's multiyear, $28 million Opportunity by Design initiative, the grants will help the school districts (including the New York City Department of Education) design and open new high schools that support students in meeting the...
Assembly Democrats call to end tax breaks for companies that hire teens
Release Date:
02/20/2014
The proposal to repeal the credit, which encourages businesses to hire students earning minimum wage, is part of a push by the Dems to accelerate the phase-in of the $9-an-hour minimum wage.
UJA-Federation Awards Over $1 Million in Scholarships
Release Date:
08/27/2014
UJA-Federation of New York has awarded over $1 million in scholarships to more than 400 of New York’s Jewish students in financial need.
Century Foundation President Comments on New Proposal Offering Debt Forgiveness
Release Date:
07/22/2016
... you a public servant? For the purposes of the federal student loan program, 10 years working for the government or ... policymakers look for ways to curb the effects of growing student debt. The bill,...
Rockefeller and Lincoln Center Bring Jazz to Young People
Release Date:
08/01/2016
The Rockefeller Foundation and Jazz at Lincoln Center are teaming up to put jazz in the ears of thousands of urban school children across the globe.
Century Foundation Senior Fellow Comments on Disrupting the One-Teacher Standard
Release Date:
09/01/2016
In a perfect world, education experts would shrink class sizes and children would learn from multiple teachers.
UJA-Federation of New York Named an Official Charity Partner of the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon
Release Date:
03/13/2017
... of dollars to meet the needs of the local and global community . Since 1990 alone, UJA-Federation has distributed ... philanthropic effort by any local community charity, raising $207.6...
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... Through our work, members: Convene and collaborate as a community : We bring together philanthropic professionals to ... PNY fosters an interdependent community that respects diverse voices ,...