Regents Approve Plan to Evaluate and Improve New York Schools
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... what the law refers to as either comprehensive or targeted support and improvement. Under the plan, elementary and ...
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Reed: Dreamer Bill Could Be Part Of Broader Border Security Legislation
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... (DACA) recipients. He believes there is far-reaching support for legislation to help undocumented immigrants who ...
Patrick Gaspard, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations
Release Date:
09/13/2017
Billionaire investor George Soros announced a former U.S. ambassador to South Africa will become the new acting president of his global foundation following the departure of Christopher Stone.
Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... Officials from the foundation expect the initiative to support the start of about seven mixed-income charter ...
Century Foundation Report: Toward a More Secure Retirement for Domestic Workers
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Domestic workers face particularly tough challenges, since they are often low-income and may be employed by families, making them even less likely than others in the gig economy to have access to workplace supports, writes Shayna Strom of the...
Whitney Museum Wants To Bring A Permanent Art Installation To The Hudson River
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... billionaire Barry Diller announced that he was pulling his support for a “floating park” at Pier 55 designed by ...
Gates Commits $20 Million to Women's Groups
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... are still forthcoming, the foundation said the money will support research, training, and groups of other donors ...
With A New School Year Underway, Hundreds of Teaching Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... New York City Hundreds of schools are missing teachers and support staff two weeks into the school year, with many of ...
As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... interactions ending in lethal force and stressed their support for the proposed mayoral working group to assess the ...
What's So Interesting About This Walton Pledge for NYC Charter Schools?
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... gift is the type of charter schools the funder wants to support , as well as some of the partners involved. . . ...
Yahoo Co-Founder Gives $25 Million to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... fund-raising. “Both Akiko and Jerry stand out for their support of the arts and culture sector.” . . . Yahoo ...
New MIF/Hewlett Foundation Webinars Explore How Funders Can Fight Misinformation
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... Knight Foundations’ collaboration with Democracy Fund in support of CUNY’s News Integrity Initiative, to Craig ...
Cuomo Warns NY House Republicans
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized on Wednesday Republican House members from New York who have supported broad changes to the Affordable Care Act, potential cuts that would impact hospitals and tax reform efforts as “reprehensible.”
How a Quirky Art Prize Tied to the DeVos Family Went Political
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... in Michigan: She and her family provide major financial support to the ArtPrize awards that might honor the very ...
Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education
Release Date:
09/29/2017
Called the NH Humanities Collaborative, the effort is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a flagship public university and it explicitly recognizes and supports the...
9 Million Kids Get Health Insurance Under CHIP. Congress Just Let It Expire.
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... program, created under a 1997 law passed with bipartisan support during the administration of President Bill Clinton, ...
United Hospital Fund Recognizes Four New Yorkers For Their Leadership to Improve Health and Health Care
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... the opening of UHF’s 139th fund-raising campaign in support of its work to build a more effective health care ...
Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces
Release Date:
10/05/2017
... go for projects aimed at using existing infrastructure to support projects that enhance walkability and sustainable ...
The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers
Release Date:
11/03/2017
As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, The Simons Foundation and Overdeck Family Foundation join forces to award five teachers $5,000 each for innovative projects.
New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"
Release Date:
11/20/2017
NYSHealth grantees and partners are working together with residents and local organizations in Brownsville to increase access to healthy and affordable foods and empower residents through urban farms and gardens, farmers markets, and other nutrition...