Here Are 5 Things To Know About The ESSA Plan New York Is Sending To Betsy Devos
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... several other key education policies. The federal Every Student Succeeds Act requires each state to craft a plan and ...
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In Harlem, These Elders Devote Their Golden Years to Improving Local Schools
Release Date:
09/15/2017
That has been the mission of the Harlem Council of Elders, a group of 20-or-so seniors who have dedicated their golden years to Harlem schools. They have held the education department to task for dragging their feet on public records requests and...
Opinion: Who Gets to Define Campus Rape?
Release Date:
09/18/2017
Who should have the right to define rape: survivors who have experienced sexual violence or those who are accused of perpetrating it?
Here’s What Carmen Fariña’s Top Deputies Have on Their Plates This School Year
Release Date:
09/21/2017
As the person responsible for 1.1 million students, 75,000 teachers and 1,800 schools, Chancellor Carmen Fariña can’t have eyes everywhere.
KIPP NYC Charter School Network Is Investigating Claims of Past Sex Abuse
Release Date:
09/28/2017
A prominent New York City charter school network announced that it was opening an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct that occurred more than 10 years ago.
Did You Get Free SUNY Tuition? NY Reveals Figures
Release Date:
10/02/2017
... ineligible. School counselors encouraged the 22-year-old student to take fewer credits this fall as she eased into her ...
City to Build 1,000-Seat High School in Long Island City
Release Date:
10/04/2017
The city will construct a new high school with room for nearly 1,000 students in Dutch Kills, according to the Department of Education.
Johnson & Johnson Vision and American Academy of Optometry Foundation Announce 2017 Scholarship Recipients
Release Date:
11/03/2017
... is bestowed annually to a second or third year optometry student who best demonstrates the ideal eye care standards of ...
Century Foundation Hosts Discussion on College Affordability Ideas for the Next Congress and Beyond
Release Date:
10/01/2018
... as public funding for higher education has fallen and student debt has skyrocketed. Watch the live streamed ...
Bank of America : Expands Neighborhood Builders Nonprofit Leadership Development Program in 74 Cities
Release Date:
11/09/2018
... in the communities the bank serves, including the bank's Student Leaders(R), Anchor Grants, and employee giving and .....
Report From Century Foundation: English Learners and School Choice: Helping Charter Schools Serve Multilingual Families
Release Date:
04/30/2019
American public schools today are perhaps more linguistically and culturally diverse than at any other point in American history.
Hurricane Sandy Giving Stories
... support to relief efforts and is putting additional resources and processes in place to quickly funnel aid to ... are informed of and understand proposals for rebuilding resources . By monitoring various...
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Jul
2010
EarlyLearn NYC: New Opportunities for Innovative System-Building with Quality
Thursday, July 15, 2010 -
9:00am to 11:30am
... Children’s Services, through EarlyLearn NYC, will invest resources devoted to enhanced classroom quality and family ...
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Oct
2010
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at 20: Looking Back/Looking Ahead to Building a More Inclusive Community
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 -
8:30am to 11:00am
... of people with disabilities. Offer accessible tools and resources for grantmakers. Discuss opportunities for funders ...
Diversity Is a Core Commitment for Philanthropy New York
Release Date:
07/08/2014
While the focus on diversity, inclusion and equity is not new, there are many fresh perspectives, newly framed topics and emerging promising practices to explore.
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Sep
2014
Inequality, Democracy and Corporate Power
Thursday, September 18, 2014 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
A series of Supreme Court decisions; Buckley v Valeo, Citizens United, Shelby v FEC and McCutcheon v FEC, have expanded corporate constitutional rights and limited the ability of Congress and the states to protect voting rights and regulate campaign...
How Philanthropy Can Address the Needs of Our Veterans
Release Date:
11/05/2014
... have arisen. Nonprofits, government and philanthropy are learning a lot about the real problems veterans are experiencing and how best to deploy resources to address them. Veterans Day is just around ...
See the Storify and More: Education Funders Research Initiative Launch Event
Release Date:
10/10/2013
... of our launch event — you can read it (and several other resources and write-ups) below. The first two full ... in Context” and “New York City Schools: Following the Learning Trajectories of a Cohort” — and...
Advancing Women in Science: A Groundbreaking Model
Release Date:
08/27/2012
By Nessa Rapoport and Emily Milder, Charles H. Revson Foundation A nation’s most valuable resource is the brainpower of its citizens. Today, in the knowledge-based economies of the West and, increasingly, of the globe, no country...
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May
2015
The Value Philanthropy Consultants Bring to Foundations: The Data is Here!
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 -
2:45pm to 4:30pm
To what extent do foundations use consultants to support their work? While we have known for years that foundations use consultants to support various aspects of their work, until now we’ve never had a quantitative picture of how many, how often,...