Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... are “positive,” though researchers caution they would need a larger sample to make a more definitive statement. ...
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Hurricane Irma Linked to Climate Change? For Some, a Very ‘Insensitive’ Question.
Release Date:
09/11/2017
Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, says it is insensitive to discuss climate change in the midst of deadly storms.
NYS Health’s Event Recap: Reporting in the ‘Fake News’ Era: A Conversation With Health Reporter Charles Ornstein
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... of a growing, unfiltered social media landscape; what they need and want from health care experts and other sources; and ...
It's Time to Apply to High School in New York City
Release Date:
09/18/2017
It's officially a very busy time of year for New York City's eighth graders.
Sustainable Innovation: 5 Questions Every Company Should Ask Itself
Release Date:
09/25/2017
In his book ‘The Way to Design,” Steve Vassalo quotes John Arnold, who taught a course at Stanford in the early ‘60s called ‘How to Ask a Question’: “Each of man’s advances was started by a question….Knowing what questions to ask and how to ask them...
Health Bill Appears Dead as Pivotal G.O.P. Senator Declares Opposition
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... ensuring that Republicans would not have the votes they need for passage. The announcement by the senator, Susan ...
With A New School Year Underway, Hundreds of Teaching Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... citywide staff openings. Still, they indicate a critical need for special-education teachers and paraprofessionals, ...
Senate Republicans Say They Will Not Vote on Health Bill
Release Date:
09/27/2017
Senate Republicans officially abandoned the latest plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, shelving a showdown vote on the measure and effectively admitting defeat in their last-gasp drive to fulfill a core promise of President Trump and Republican...
Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Everyone knows the old adage, “If you give a man a fish…” NHPR has a story with a new twist: “If you give a woman a menstrual pad…”
After White House Issues Demands, Hopes for an Immigration Deal Dim
Release Date:
10/10/2017
The list of hard-line immigration demands that President Trump said he needs to back protections for young undocumented immigrants triggered a furious response on Monday from Democrats and immigration activists, who gave no indication they were...
Ford Foundation's Darren Walker, One of Rolling Stones 25 People Shaping the Future
Release Date:
11/22/2017
... Walker told a conference in Stockholm in October. "We need to look at the root causes of injustice, of poverty, of .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies and others Redefine Arts Funding
Release Date:
05/18/2018
... museums or less nimble "highbrow" outfits—recognize the need to engage more on social concerns, but lack a playbook .....
Measuring Staff Diversity at America's Art Museums
Release Date:
06/26/2018
In this short video, Westermann and Ford Foundation President Darren Walker discuss why the effort to survey art museums on the diversity of their employees was critical.
Steven Denning Joins the Board of the Markle Foundation
Release Date:
01/15/2019
The Markle Foundation is pleased to announce that Steven Denning has been elected to its Board of Directors.
UJA-Federation of New York Mobilizes 3,000 Volunteers for 70 Service Projects on MLK Day
Release Date:
01/16/2019
On Monday, January 21, more than 3,000 New Yorkers will participate in UJA-Federation of New York’s third region-wide MLK Day of Service.
The Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants to Support Jewish Communities Across North America
Release Date:
01/05/2023
The Covenant Foundation announces $
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2019
Utilizing TANF for Families Experiencing Homelessness - A Webinar Hosted by Funders Together to End Homelessness
Thursday, June 13, 2019 -
2:30pm to 3:30pm
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program acts as a time limited program to assists families with children when the parents or other responsible relatives cannot provide for the family’s basic needs. Some states are making strides...
Kristen M. Ruff
... forward-thinking guidance, programming and advocacy to address the unique challenges of philanthropy and convenes ...
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2013
Reflections on Young Males of Color in New York City: Changing the Narrative about Black and Latino Young Men Through Media
Friday, November 15, 2013 -
7:30am to 10:30am
We invite you to join us for the second discussion in this two-part briefing. This session will focus on: The impact of media in developing and changing images of Young Black and Latino Males Curricula which have been developed by programs to convey...
Simons Foundation Launches Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem
Release Date:
03/03/2014
The Simons Foundation has launched the Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem, with the goal of revolutionizing our ability to calculate and understand the properties of molecules and solids important in chemistry, physics and everyday...