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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

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05/20/2019

... York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot New York, NY (May 20, ... of New York announced today that its Day School Challenge Fund (DSCF) has generated $84 million in new...

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Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton'

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06/24/2016

Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton' The Rockefeller Foundation ... says it is giving $6 million to help 100,000 inner city school children across...

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Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity

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11/02/2016

Century Foundation Fellow Gives NYC Schools B-Minus in Efforts to Increase Diversity New York City’s schools are among the most segregated in the country — an ... efforts to reduce segregation in New York City’s...

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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, ... groups of influential students in...

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Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive

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09/14/2017

Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like ... on Wednesday announced state police will be going into...

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In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?

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09/18/2017

In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next? In a recent Tuesday morning, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña walked into a classroom at ... these kids are...

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The Atlantic Philanthropies Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center

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10/28/2016

... Provides a $3.25 Million Grant to Cornell Law School for Death Penalty Center The center will focus on the ... members, professors and students gathered at Cornell Law School Oct. 25 for the launch of the...

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Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia

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10/21/2014

Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia SOS Children's Villages, ... system has experienced significant growth in primary school enrollment rates, but the...

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

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When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? (Century Foundation)

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02/29/2016

When Integrating A School , Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race? ... much policy attention in decades: diversity in public schools . If the request is approved, $120 million will go to school...

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After-School All-Stars Receives $4 Million Grant From New York Life Foundation

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03/08/2014

After- School All-Stars has received a $4 million grant from the New ... six U.S. cities, reports Philanthropy News Digest. After- School All-Stars, a national nonprofit that provides ... New York Life Foundation...

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PNY Members Among Top Ten Funders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work

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09/18/2014

... Members Among Top Ten FUnders of LGBTQ Education and Safe Schools Work Between 2011 and 2012, foundations invested nearly $14.8 million in LGBTQ education and safe schools work – which amounted to...

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Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Increase Graduation Rates, Test Scores and College Enrollment

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10/17/2014

Smaller High Schools and Outside Funding Have Increased Graduation Rates, ... Findings from a new long-term study of small high schools in New York City show the approach may not only boost ... but it may also...

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After Blasting Success’s Board Chair, Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School

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09/05/2017

... Chancellor Rosa To Visit Success Academy On First Day Of School To ring in the new school year, Chancellor Betty Rosa picked a seemingly strange school to visit: Success Academy Bronx 2. The...

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City Busing Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year

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09/11/2017

... Over 5,000 Students Living In Homeless Shelters To Public Schools This Year The city will bus a record number of homeless students from shelters to public schools this year in an effort to get more kids to...

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New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given To NYC Students

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09/20/2017

New School Year, New Complaints About Contaminated Food Given To NYC Students Just days into the new school year, there are already problems with the food served ... chicken and peanut butter and jelly. Back in...

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Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods

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10/02/2017

Jewish Group Slams Mayor De Blasio’s Free School Lunch Plan for Not Offering Kosher Foods Mayor de Blasio's free school lunch plan isn’t kosher — and that’s left many ... discriminating against students in...

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Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration

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12/13/2016

Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration ... to force the merger of Morristown and Morris Township schools in 1971. Yet the Morris School...

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Boys & Girls Clubs of America Receives $1 Million for High School Success Campaign

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08/06/2013

... the organization's academic programming for high school students. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) ... success strategy and goal of helping reduce the high school dropout rate by half in the...

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NYSHealth Releases Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch

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04/19/2017

... Survey Results on NYC Voters' Opinions on Universal Free School Lunch A new NYSHealth survey finds that 82% of New York City voters support universal free school lunch. Providing free lunch to all public...

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