With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... a grant of $8 million from the Simons Foundation in support of a multi-institution effort focused on tackling ...
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Syria’s War Created Millions Of Refugees. Some Might Be Forced To Return Home.
Release Date:
08/28/2017
As Syrian refugees begin to trickle back to a homeland still at war, aid agencies fear that a proposed change to U.N. guidelines could accelerate the pace of returns.
Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... actions women can continue to take beyond voting that help support full equality in the workforce. . . Here Are 3 Ways ...
New York State Health Foundation Funding Holistic Health in NY State
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... more access to mental health services and programs that support post-9/11 veterans. Much of that money has been used ...
How To Balance Policies And Guidelines To Prompt Different Levels Of Employee Engagement
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Most see policies and guidelines as bureaucratic inhibitors and constraints. However, used the right way, those same policies and guidelines free people to do their jobs by directing focus. They key is applying the right degrees of freedom to prompt...
NYC Denies Nearly 9,000 Kids with Disabilities The Services They Need
Release Date:
09/05/2017
The city is illegally denying necessary services to thousands of students with disabilities — and the poorest kids get cheated the most often, according to advocates and data the Daily News obtained.
Bloomberg’s Latest Tool in the Trump Fight—Helping States Wage Legal Battles
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... even more explicit shot at the administration, by funding support for states fighting the federal government, likely ...
Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health
Release Date:
09/08/2017
... New Yorkers about what mental illness is and how to support those who are suffering. ... Smashing the Stigma: ...
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 ...
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 ...