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19 Jun 2018

Learning to Work: What’s New and Innovative about NYC Summer Youth Employment

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... innovative in Summer Youth Employment and summertime Learning to Work initiatives for historically underserved ... and accessing paid summer internships during high school . This lays a foundation for building...

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Verizon Foundation: Innovative Learning Program Addresses Lack of Women in STEM Careers

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07/24/2017

Verizon Foundation: Innovative Learning Program Addresses Lack of Women in STEM Careers ... the need for more women in STEM careers by reaching middle- school girls through a three-week summer learning...

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Gender Justice

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04 Dec 2015

Catching Up: What High Schools Are Doing to Move Kids from Elementary Knowledge to College Ready

Friday, December 4, 2015 -

9:15am to 11:30am

... of our New York City kids do not graduate from high school . Thousands come in far behind and the system is not ... understand the enormous and complex challenges high schools face when they take in students...

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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

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02/10/2017

... Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students High school choice ... of poor and minority students by allowing access to high schools beyond...

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Committee for Children Launches Out-of-School Time SEL Program with Support from The Wallace Foundation

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03/26/2019

Committee for Children Launches Out-of- School Time SEL Program with Support from The Wallace ... announced today that it is creating a new social-emotional learning (SEL) program for after- school...

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Schott Foundation Releases New Report, “Keeping Students First: Building Community Labor Partnerships for Strong Schools.”

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04/10/2018

... First: Building Community Labor Partnerships for Strong Schools .” This report is designed to support community and ... groups beginning to work together to explore how to better support students. “Building Our...

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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Live Now From The Century Foundation: Diversity Matters: Getting Public School Choice Right

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05/15/2018

... Monique Morris , TCF experts, student activists, and school leaders from across the country. And share your commitment to fostering school integration using the hashtag #DiversityMatters on ... The Century...

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20 Jul 2017

Time of Opportunity: Best Practices in Summer Learning (Part 1)

Thursday, July 20, 2017 -

9:00am to 12:30pm

... national speakers. Research has demonstrated that summer learning loss is one of the most significant causes of the ... peers, and one of the strongest contributors to the high school dropout rate. Research...

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12 May 2021

Children’s Aid Recovery Labs: Lessons Learned and Implications for this Summer and Beyond

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 -

12:00pm to 12:45pm

In April 2020, after learning of the total elimination of all summer camps and ... students were prepared to transition to the 2020-2021 school year, and (3) identify and promote systemic changes in ... Impact and...

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

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10/21/2015

Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates, Families for Excellent Schools Two hedge fund billionaires dropped $1 million each on a controversial charter school...

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NYSHealth Supports Survey That Unveils Strong Appetite For Health Insurance Info—As Early As High School

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10/13/2016

... Appetite For Health Insurance Info—As Early As High School Most people learn what they know about health ... understanding health insurance plans before or during high school or college. Forty-one percent...

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New York Health Foundation

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By Age 3, Inequality Is Clear: Rich Kids Attend School. Poor Kids Stay with a Grandparent

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09/28/2017

By Age 3, Inequality Is Clear: Rich Kids Attend School . Poor Kids Stay with a Grandparent Limos and nannies ... preschools. Tuition is more than $30,000 a year. The schools boast that young kids learn French,...

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Century Foundation Senior Fellow Weighs in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School

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08/30/2016

... in: What Kids Should Know by the Time They're Done With School The Atlantic asked prominent voices in ... politics, and funding and imagine a utopian system of learning . They went back to the drawing...

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Mellon Foundation Grant to USC Libraries and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance to Support Digital Collection for Dance Heritage

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06/08/2018

... Foundation Grant to USC Libraries and USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance to Support Digital Collection for Dance ... program area, the USC Libraries and the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance will create a new...

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Ford Foundation Appoints Bess Rothenberg as Director of New Office of Strategy & Learning

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01/08/2016

... Bess Rothenberg as Director of New Office of Strategy & Learning The Ford Foundation today announced the ... a tremendous asset for the foundation, helping us to work better and smarter.” Rothenberg joins...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models The White House announced Tuesday that it ... to be channeled into projects to redesign American high schools . That was the big news from...

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William Randolph Hearst Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District

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04/26/2018

... Foundations Provides Hefty Grant to SOPAC to Partner with School District The South Orange Performing Arts Center ... the grant, SOPAC will work with the South Orange-Maplewood School District to bring a dance...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Partners to Supply Three Paterson, New Jersey Schools With Musical Instruments

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10/15/2019

... Foundation Partners to Supply Three Paterson, New Jersey Schools With Musical Instruments Three elementary schools in ... instruments like ukuleles, recorders, and hand drums. School 3,...

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Columbia University School of Nursing to Become New Home of the Jonas Center for Nursing and Veterans Healthcare

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11/17/2015

Columbia University School of Nursing to Become New Home of the Jonas Center for ... at Columbia University. It will reside in Columbia’s School of Nursing via an $11.1 million, 10-year grant to the ... a national...

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