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Supported by WT Grant Foundation, Research Finds School Choice Policies Impact Segregation

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05/23/2017

... School Choice Policies Impact Segregation Despite decades of educational reform and legal efforts, many U.S. schools ... are experiencing increasing segregation, with 16 percent of public schools serving both...

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Soviet-Era Program Gives Even Unoppressed Immigrants an Edge

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08/29/2017

... Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, Halyna Davydyuk was bullied by ... for his beliefs. Today, she said, “there’s not a lot of persecution, but it’s difficult to find...

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How to Build a Strong Local Food System

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08/29/2017

... selling directly to stores and customers. It was unheard of to truck vegetables from Florida or California all year ... states now grow or raise food that’s sent out of state for processing,...

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U.S. Is Eliminating Its Arctic and Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send?

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08/31/2017

... Climate Envoys. What Message Does that Send? As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson eliminates or shifts dozens of high-level diplomatic positions within the State ...

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Mayor De Blasio: NYC Will Continue to Support People Who Rely on DACA Even As Trump Axes The Program

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09/06/2017

... participate in the American Dream. Right now, for all of us across the United States, but especially in New York — the ultimate city of immigrants — this isn't abstract policy. . . Mayor De .....

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Ms. Foundation to Philanthropy: Grow Local Economies by Supporting Low Wage Workers and Childcare Access

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09/08/2017

... released by the Ms. Foundation for Women validated that state and local officials need to take the reigns and steer ... centers who organize in sectors that are made up of up 50% women. 2. Support new and...

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A Helpful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

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09/11/2017

... and the Opioid Crisis. The epidemic has led every state but Missouri to establish one of these programs, which allow doctors and regulators to ... drug monitoring programs can reduce the overuse of...

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Top CEOs Place High Value On Corporate Ethics And Social Responsibility To Drive Business

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09/12/2017

... then how closely life could imitate art when the likes of Enron, Bernie Madoff and a worldwide financial crisis ... Institute, which since 2007 has annually compiled a list of World’s Most Ethical Companies,...

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Cuomo Assigns ‘Gang Prevention’ Cops to Long Island Schools Where MS-13, Others Thrive

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09/14/2017

... gangs like MS-13, Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced state police will be going into schools to combat the ... appearance said “gang prevention officers” from the State Police will be posted in the 10 Suffolk...

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Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial

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09/18/2017

... Permit Denial Federal regulators have overruled New York state 's denial of a key permit for a pipeline expansion fueling a $900 ... Commission determined Friday that the state Department...

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At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records

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09/21/2017

... Invokes Law Shielding Police Records The administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio has steadily expanded the city’s interpretation of a state law that bars public disclosure of...

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JCOPE Commissioners Again Rule Civil Liberties Group Must Disclose Donors

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09/21/2017

... Must Disclose Donors After a lengthy debate, a majority of the commissioners of the state ’s lobbying and ethics watchdog panel again found on ...

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Mellon Foundation Makes the Business Case for Humanities Education

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09/29/2017

... by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grant is the first of its kind pairing a community college system with a ... gaps in New Hampshire have limited overall growth and the state ’s ability to attract and...

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Myanmar Rohingya Abuses May Be Crimes Against Humanity, UN Rights Experts Warn

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10/04/2017

... Warn The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) have called on the Myanmar authorities to immediately stop...

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Four Communities Are to Receive Smart Growth Funds, Cuomo Announces

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10/05/2017

... in Western New York will receive up to $2.5 million in state funding apiece to enhance their assets and help dress ... Wednesday in North Tonawanda. North Tonawanda was one of the recipients of...

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City Signs Exclusive Deal With Pharmaceutical Firm for Anti-Overdose Drug

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10/10/2017

... Pharmaceutical Firm for Anti-Overdose Drug The city and state announced Monday that they entered into an exclusive one-year deal with the makers of an anti-overdose drug to quicken the time it takes to get the...

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House Gives Approval to $36.5 Billion Disaster Aid Package

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10/13/2017

... to help states and U.S. territories rebuild in the wake of devastating hurricanes and wildfires. The House passed the ...

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Sloan Scholar Says Funding will Open Doors in Materials Science Field

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11/09/2017

... in mathematics, science and engineering. In 2013, Penn State was one of three flagship universities selected by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for the University Center of Exemplary Mentoring...

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The J.M. Kaplan Fund Announces 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize Winners

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11/17/2017

... sought to identify and celebrate innovation in the fields of heritage conservation, social justice, and the ... is pleased to publicly unveil the ten winning projects of The 2017 J.M.K. Innovation Prize. These...

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Study Supported by Doris Duke Foundation Reveals Mumps Resurgence Due to Waning Vaccine Protection in Adults

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03/23/2018

... researchers pooled and analyzed 6 epidemiological studies of mumps vaccine effectiveness conducted over past decades in ... wanes on average 27 years after vaccination, with 25% of individuals in the United...

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