With Federal Funds Shrinking, Math and Science Funders Including Simons Foundation Step Up
Release Date:
08/28/2017
... diversifying the ranks of science majors, and so on. Two recent gifts from opposite corners of the continent, on the ...
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Nonprofit Supporting NYCHA Adds to Early Fundraising & Programs
Release Date:
08/29/2017
More than a year-and-a-half after the Fund for Public Housing officially began soliciting donors, the nonprofit has raised approximately $1.5 million, according to New York City Housing Authority Chair and CEO Shola Olatoye.
Opinion: Vacant Lots And Properties Could House New York City’s Homeless
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... 40 percent since last year, according to the most recent annual count. New York is now home to one out of every ...
Soviet-Era Program Gives Even Unoppressed Immigrants an Edge
Release Date:
08/29/2017
... of Ukrainians who have streamed into the United States in recent months even as the country has closed the door on ...
To Shrink Jail Population, a Bail Program Is Expanding
Release Date:
08/30/2017
To Shrink Jail Population, a Bail Program Is Expanding On a recent afternoon, Charlene Davis sat in a dimly lit room ...
Suspensions, Evaluations And The Absent Teacher Reserve: What A New Union Boss Has On His Mind
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Mark Cannizzaro thinks New York City principals have a nearly impossible job. Now, it’s up to him to help them get it done.
NYC and Studio Team Up to Keep Music Industry Humming
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... The recording industry has been shrinking globally in recent years. City officials said they made the investment to ...
Off-Broadway’s Golden Age Faces Financial Hurdles
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... to the Off-Broadway Alliance, an industry group. In recent years, the off-Broadway theaters have welcomed a ...
The Role Of Entrepreneurship In Ending Poverty And Homelessness
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... people working on poverty eradication who contributed to a recent roundtable discussion on ending extreme poverty and ...
Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive
Release Date:
09/14/2017
Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like MS-13, Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced state police will be going into schools to combat the problem.
In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next? In a recent Tuesday morning, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña ...
Unorthodox CEO Reinvigorates Decades-Old Jewish Charity
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... one to speechify. So he spoke for only a few minutes at a recent gathering of young Jews hosted by the ...
Harvard Endowment Reports ‘Disappointing’ 8.1 Percent Return
Release Date:
09/20/2017
... endowment earned an 8.1 percent return for its most recent fiscal year. The endowment’s new chief executive, N. ...
A Start-Up Slump Is a Drag on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame.
Release Date:
09/21/2017
Unemployment has fallen, and the stock market has soared. So why has the economic expansion since the recession been so tame, with sluggish productivity and, at least until recently, anemic wage growth?
How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege?
Release Date:
09/26/2017
... is more tied to socioeconomic status than ever before. In recent years, marriage has sharply declined among people ...
What's So Interesting About This Walton Pledge for NYC Charter Schools?
Release Date:
09/27/2017
The Walton Family Foundation recently pledged to invest more than $2 million to create new charter schools in New York City.
After Months of Searching, De Blasio Promotes Acting Corrections Chief to Permanent Post
Release Date:
10/03/2017
After considering nearly a dozen candidates around the country for the post, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has opted to keep acting Department of Correction Commissioner Cynthia Brann as the permanent replacement for former Commissioner Joseph...
General Motors Is Going All Electric
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... move away from gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles. In recent months, Volvo, Aston Martin, and Jaguar Land Rover ...
Student Absences Are About to Have Higher Stakes In Most States. Will Cheating Follow?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
Schools across the country are about to be held accountable for student attendance — attaching stakes to a measure that previously had much less significance and increasing the risk that schools will try to manipulate that data.
Can Redevelopment of the Bedford Union Armory Be Saved?
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... recreation center has seen successive setbacks in recent months. As proposed, the project has been rejected by ...