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New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools

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09/21/2017

New App Helps Students Select NYC Public High Schools As New York City students gear up to apply to public ... them navigate a complex admissions process. The NYC High School Application Guide seeks to nudge...

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School Choice and Privilege Are Inextricably Linked

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11/09/2015

... for Responsible Philanthropy . Philanthropy, Privilege and School Choice By Lori Bezahler, President, The Edward W. ... question requires us to focus not on whether individual schools do a better...

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Edward W. Hazen Foundation (Closed)

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Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Launches Network of Cross-Sector Leaders To Advance Economic Mobility In New York City

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01/08/2018

... • Mark Foggin, Principal , Foggin Strategies ... Director, Strategy & Partnerships, Office of Community Schools , NYC Department of Education ... Ng, Community Engagement Leader , Ernst...

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Brooklyn Community Foundation Awards Grants to Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative

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10/15/2015

Nonprofits to Partner with Schools for 4-Year Pilot Initiative in Collaboration with NYC DOE and Mayor’s Leadership Team on School Climate and Discipline (BROOKLYN, NY) – Today, ... schools in...

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Listening, Learning and Taking Action: Our Journey to Advance Racial Equity

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03/09/2022

... words in a press release. We agreed to commit substantial resources . The question was: how and where? Typical for an ... to that, we engaged Erica Hamilton, an experienced leader and advisor on diversity and...

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Heckscher Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process

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07/13/2015

... Foundation for Children Works to Demystify NYC High School Admissions Process Applying to public high schools in New York City can be a daunting task, from the ... difficult admissions process. As a result, a...

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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project

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02/19/2022

... Foundation's Monuments Project Supports Williamsburg Bray School project The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a ... and vice president for museums, preservation and historic resources . “The...

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The Century Foundation Releases Report - Here Is What School Integration in America Looks Like Today

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12/02/2021

The Century Foundation Releases Report - Here Is What School Integration in America Looks Like Today As the ... to racially and economically segregated, underfunded schools .4 Nationwide, two out of five Black and...

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Youth Leaders are Changing the Conversation on College Access

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06/30/2016

... degree. In an effort to close this guidance gap, then-high school students Karoline and friends Christine Rodriguez and ... Research & Action (CARA) , on their journey as high school peer counselors, even...

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This Brooklyn Principal Has Some Advice for Teaching Children Who Were Separated at the Border

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06/27/2018

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Learning What Worked to Support Women After the 2008 Recession

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06/23/2016

... nonprofit organizations became increasingly strained as resources declined. When the stock market failed, foundations ... organizations created opportunities for women to better access fields that were...

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The New York Women's Foundation

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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

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9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... DESCRIPTION In 2008, more than 70% of the recent public school graduates who entered one of CUNY’s (City ... businesspeople, and researchers are asking, How high schools can better prepare...

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Century Foundation Releases First-Ever Inventory on Charter School Diversity

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05/15/2018

Century Foundation Releases First-Ever Inventory on Charter School Diversity In San Diego, a former carpentry teacher ... parents, and policymakers all helped to open charter schools , and at the center of the...

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Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All

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11/03/2022

Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All By: Julia McCarthy and Bronwyn Starr, ... go to school hungry. Since September, approximately 2,000 schools serving more than 700...

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New York Health Foundation

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05 May 2016

School Integration in NYC (Part 1 of 2): New Research, Changing Perspectives

Thursday, May 5, 2016 -

9:30am to 11:30am

... of which focuses on promising practices and approaches to school integration (Fall 2016). A study released in 2014 by ... Civil Rights Project at UCLA found that New York State’s schools are the most...

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New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance Open Competitive Grant Program to Help Middle School Youth in Out-of-School Time Programs

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12/13/2018

... Alliance Open Competitive Grant Program to Help Middle School Youth in Out-of- School Time Programs The Afterschool ... 26 awards will go to afterschool, summer and expanded learning programs...

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Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

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06/19/2014

Could Universal Pre-K Disrupt the School -to-Prison Pipeline? by Mercedes Gonzalez, Education ... in too early, resulting in what is referred to as the school -to-prison pipeline. Moving Away from Discipline and...

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