A Former Felon Leads The Way In Criminal Justice Reform
Release Date:
08/31/2017
... his training program at Just Leadership USA. In 2016, 17 years after leaving prison, Hoskins participated in the ...
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Trump Plans to Phase Out DACA, Administration Officials Say
Release Date:
09/05/2017
... 5, will be eligible for legal status for another two-plus years . For others, legal status ends as early as March 6. But ...
Success Academy Boss Eva Moskowitz and Charter Leaders Demand Answers on Space Requests from de Blasio
Release Date:
09/07/2017
The charter school war grinds on. Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz and other leaders of city charter schools held a demonstration Wednesday on the steps of City Hall to rip Mayor de Blasio for failing to respond to requests for space in city...
Can Pope Francis Get Colombia to Reconcile After Decades of War?
Release Date:
09/08/2017
Cheering crowds greeted the 80-year-old Argentine pontiff as he prayed for the country to heal the wounds of war — though some warned that forgiveness was hard after so much violence.
New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... to ensure that quality keeps up with access. About three years into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature education ...
With DSH Cuts Looming, Cuomo Must Decide How to Allot Fewer Dollars
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... Share Hospital cuts the industry has feared for years are scheduled to begin taking effect in less than three ...
Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York
Release Date:
09/15/2017
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York, metro area added 400 private-sector jobs in August, up 0.1 percent from August 2016. In the Glens Falls metropolitan area, 200 jobs were created in the same period.
Report Finds U.S. Racial Wealth Gap Still Growing at an Alarming Pace
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... gap, far from narrowing, will grow ever wider in the years to come, absent policy change. The two institutes’ ... Latinx households hitting the same negative threshold 20 years afterward. By contrast, white...
NYC Schools Are Inadequate on Sex Education, Stringer Says
Release Date:
09/15/2017
... development related to sex education within the last two years , the report said. Meanwhile, 4 percent of New York City ... while teen pregnancy rates have dropped citywide in recent years , they remain high in...
43% of City Students Not Getting Required Sex Ed Courses, Comptroller Says
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... Previously, the rates had been in decline for four years , according to the city's Health Department. For those .....
Bloomberg Among Top Donors Who Give Largest Share of Wealth to Charity
Release Date:
09/19/2017
... given 22 percent of their wealth to charity in the past 17 years . The three have a close association. Mr. Buffett ... in 2006, and the three friends joined forces a number of years ago to establish the Giving...
The G.O.P. Bill Forces States to Build Health Systems From Scratch. That’s Hard.
Release Date:
09/21/2017
... expand coverage to its uninsured residents. It took four years before Romneycare was fully up and running. In between, ... their doors in substantially less time — just over two years . That may not be...
How Nonprofits Can Make The Super Rich Work For Them
Release Date:
09/22/2017
Understanding the different giving habits of Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials.
De Blasio Pledged Progress for Schools. For $582 Million, Change Is Slow.
Release Date:
09/26/2017
Even as New York City’s schools opened their doors for the new year this month, the clock was ticking on the future of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s boldest education initiative.
Kathy Halbreich of MoMA to Lead Rauschenberg Foundation
Release Date:
09/28/2017
... Kathy Halbreich’s name has often surfaced over the years as a possible successor to the director of the Museum ...
United Hospital Fund Report on CHIP Finds Sharp Increase in NYS Enrollment
Release Date:
09/29/2017
... by 17 percent between July 2016 and July 2017 after four years of declines. to a total almost 350,000 children. The ... New York can still draw down unspent money from prior years to fund the program, but...
Is ‘Housing Not Warehousing’ Next?
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... community organizer was chronically homeless for several years as a result of family issues and poor health. She now ...
Schools’ Response to Bullying Is Questioned After Fatal School Stabbing
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... school. A school social worker in New York City for 25 years , Harding formed a theory about what triggered the ...
More Trafficking Victims Turn to Hotline With Pleas for Help
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... and a punctured lung at the hands of a man who for nine years had been forcing her into prostitution. That ... in June and will be sentenced in November to at least 15 years in prison. "The hotline is...
Nations Urged to Reject Phillip Morris Funds for Antismoking Efforts
Release Date:
10/03/2017
... giant plans to donate about $80 million a year for 12 years to this new organization with a mission of reducing the ...