Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... researchers caution they would need a larger sample to make a more definitive statement. “The enrollment effects ...
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To Change The World, “Eat What You Buy, And Stop Buying More Than You’ll Eat”
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... receive quality meals in schools and are learning ways to make healthy, informed choices about the food they eat and ...
The Next Houston
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Disaster planners have long feared that a direct hurricane hit on Miami or New York could be even more catastrophic than Harvey.
Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted
Release Date:
09/05/2017
The city’s medical examiner has been a pioneer in analyzing complex DNA samples. But two methods were recently discontinued, raising questions about thousands of cases.
Businesses Donate Over $157 Million to Harvey Relief Efforts
Release Date:
09/05/2017
Corporate giants are making big contributions to disaster relief organizations to help victims of Tropical Storm Harvey. The storm is expected to leave behind billions of dollars in damages.
LGBTQ Groups Adjust to More Married Donors
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The revolution in civil and legal rights for LGBTQ Americans has wrought a parallel shift in fundraising tactics for nonprofits that worked to bring about those changes. Charities that once focused mostly on unmarried, often childless people are now...
Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... DACA Program President Trump appears to be in the mood to make deals with Democrats — and Democrats see an ...
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.
Off-Broadway’s Golden Age Faces Financial Hurdles
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... Hurdles Producers and theatrical artists who try to make their living off-Broadway in New York City say this is a ...
Opinion: After Primary Win, Accountability Begins For Eric Gonzalez
Release Date:
09/14/2017
... District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has said he wants to make his office the most progressive in the country. We’re ...
A Deadly Disease Threatens To Regain Ground Deep In The African Jungle
Release Date:
09/14/2017
More than 80 percent of the world’s sleeping sickness cases today occur in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The parasitic disease is fatal if untreated, yet difficult to diagnose early.
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...
Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business
Release Date:
09/15/2017
Google Bows out of the “Bidding for Addicts” Business As addiction has grown, so have for-profit rehab centers, from those sponsored by massive corporations to little fly-by-night endeavors. Many of them, to judge by recent...
In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years To Improving Local Schools
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... that has been requested to help local education advocates make their case. But Raukx and the group she belongs to — ...
De Blasio Wants To Install 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Stations By 2020
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... it can take on lower-level chargers. “The easier we make it for electric vehicles, the more manufacturers will ...
What’s The [Data] Point? 77,651, with the City Housing Commissioner
Release Date:
09/25/2017
... answering questions from Gotham Gazette and CBC. Make sure to stay tuned for the Q-and-A, which includes ...
Can You Ask for Salary History in Your State?
Release Date:
09/27/2017
... that you shouldn’t ask people how much money they make , especially if they’re job candidates. States and ...
High-Paying Jobs Alone Won't Save Big Cities
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... created conditions for a corporate hero to swoop in and make America great again. Enter Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stage ...
Mellon Supports Vanderbilt University's Workshop on TV News Preservation
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... Archivists, librarians and TV news professionals will make the journey to Vanderbilt University next year to ...
What Business Can Learn From Buddhism
Release Date:
10/02/2017
Millennials, we are told, have a different attitude to work than their elders. They want to work for organisations committed to values and ethics, where there is a higher purpose than simply making a profit.