Trump Plans 45,000 Limit on Refugees Admitted to U.S.
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... on the number of people who can resettle in the United States after fleeing persecution in their own countries. The ...
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How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Patricia Constantine thought hard about whether to use an image of the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, in her entry to this year’s ArtPrize contest. The mixed-media painting depicts Ms. Constantine as a carnival freak suffering for the perceived...
New York Charity With Large Stake in China’s HNA Group Rethinks Tax Status
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. is rethinking whether to seek tax-exempt status for a New York foundation that the company said would become its biggest shareholder, raising questions about its plans for the charity.
'Massive Anxiety' As Turkey Cracks Down On International NGOs
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Just before Ramadan in late spring 2017, the full might of the Turkish state descended on a foreign aid agency in the border town of Gaziantep. Six different government agencies, among them the migration directorate and the gendarmerie, had come to...
Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
A land use proposal to redevelop the 138,000-square-foot, publicly-owned Bedford Union Armory in Crown Heights to create a mix of different types of housing and a state-of-the-art recreation center has seen successive setbacks in recent months.
Policy Brief: NYC’s Looming Task of Property Tax Reform
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... between mass-casualty gun attacks and the laxity of most states ’ gun laws. Almost no one, however, denies that New ...
Supreme Court Weighs Immigrants’ Rights to Have Detention Reviewed
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... fighting deportation or applying for asylum in the United States are entitled to periodic hearings before a judge to ...
Would a Later School Start Time Increase Student Success?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... writes: Many high-school-age children across the United States now find themselves waking up much earlier than ...
U.S. Lost 33,000 Jobs in September as Hurricanes Roared Through
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... that roared through Florida, Texas and neighboring states knocked down September’s national payroll totals. ...
Where You Live, How You Give: What a Fidelity Study Says About U.S. Donors
Release Date:
10/06/2017
... highlights regional differences of giving in the United States . The scope and reach of Fidelity Charitable's .....
SUNY Revises Controversial Proposal to Let Some New York Charter Schools Certify Their Own Teachers
Release Date:
10/10/2017
A state group that oversees some New York charter schools has revised a hotly contested proposal to let its schools certify their own teachers ahead of Wednesday’s vote, according to an updated proposal.
The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers
Release Date:
11/03/2017
... science and math projects. Teachers from all 50 states created and implemented these projects, with the hope ...
Century Foundation Study Reveals that Most Student Loan Fraud Claims Involve For-Profits
Release Date:
11/09/2017
The study by The Century Foundation represents the most thorough analysis to date of the nearly 100,000 loan forgiveness claims known as borrower defense received by the agency over the past two decades and paints an alarming picture of the state of...
Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Two New Books on Advocacy and Government Partnerships
Release Date:
03/16/2018
... you’ll learn about Atlantic’s work in the United States to reform punitive and discriminatory school ...
Open Society Foundations Launches Initiative to Support A More Inclusive American Democracy
Release Date:
05/02/2018
... senior-level government officials and staff in the United States who have recently left public service. The program is ...
William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research
Release Date:
05/04/2018
The foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 over two or three years in support of research designed to build, test, and increase understanding of approaches to reducing inequality in youth outcomes on the basis of race, ethnicity, economic...
The Century Foundation Presents Inclusion and Industry 4.0
Release Date:
06/11/2018
Watch as The Century Foundation and the Great Cities Institute at UIC unveil new research that examines the untapped potential of manufacturing to expand economic opportunities for communities of color.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Report on Undercount of Young Kids in 2020 Census
Release Date:
06/29/2018
... Book, its annual look at child well-being in the United States . In this year’s Data Book, the Foundation noted that ...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Grants $1.25 million to Support Aging-in-Place Services
Release Date:
07/23/2018
... by Habitat organizations in five communities in the United States .... The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Grants ...
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build
Release Date:
10/26/2018
... the largest private charitable foundations in the United States . This is the first time Habitat for Humanity of ...