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Would a Later School Start Time Increase Student Success?

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10/04/2017

How much sleep do teens get each night during the school year?

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Education

U.S. Lost 33,000 Jobs in September as Hurricanes Roared Through

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10/06/2017

... September on Friday morning, providing the latest snapshot of the American economy. The economy lost 33,000 jobs last ... economists had expected very modest employment gains of 80,000, according to Bloomberg...

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Workforce Development

World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... to the “violence, destruction and forced displacement of the Rohingya,” it will delay the release of a $200 million loan planned for Myanmar. The money was ... all ethnic groups and religions, particularly in...

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Delaware Juvenile Justice Reforms Signed into Law

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10/13/2017

... about 3,000 juveniles are arrested per year. The pieces of legislation aim to ensure juveniles have access counsel, ... teenagers from Superior Court. One measure, sponsored by state Rep. David Bentz, D-...

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Ford Foundation and Citi Fund Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture $22.3 Million Renovation

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10/17/2017

... in Black Culture in Harlem celebrated the reopening of several renovated spaces after a nearly two-year, $22.3 ... funded funded by the Ford Foundation, Citi Bank, the City of New York, the State...

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The Simons Foundation Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers

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11/03/2017

... Awards “Science Everywhere” Grants to Teachers As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the ... map out areas in their community with high concentrations of carbon dioxide and offer solutions to...

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Science

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Century Foundation Study Reveals that Most Student Loan Fraud Claims Involve For-Profits

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11/09/2017

... Foundation represents the most thorough analysis to date of the nearly 100,000 loan forgiveness claims known as ... over the past two decades and paints an alarming picture of the state...

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Education

Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Two New Books on Advocacy and Government Partnerships

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03/16/2018

... discipline polices, in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to provide young children with prevention and ...

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Open Society Foundations Launches Initiative to Support A More Inclusive American Democracy

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05/02/2018

... To be eligible, all projects must relate to one or more of OSF's U.S. Programs’ goals, which include support for a ... system; full political, economic, and civic participation of communities of...

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William T. Grant Foundation Focuses on Inequality Research

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05/04/2018

... on Inequality Research The foundation will award grants of up to $600,000 over two or three years in support of research designed to build, test, and increase ... interested in research on improving the use...

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The Century Foundation Presents Inclusion and Industry 4.0

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06/11/2018

... manufacturing in the Chicago region and support the needs of diverse communities. Hear remarks from Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs , other major regional ... and the Great Cities Institute at the...

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Report on Undercount of Young Kids in 2020 Census

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06/29/2018

The Annie E. Casey Foundation Issues Report on Undercount of Young Kids in 2020 Census The Annie E. Casey Foundation today warned policymakers and child advocates of troubling consequences for the nation’s kids...

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New Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Grant to Fund Treatment for Underserved

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07/13/2018

New Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Grant to Fund Treatment for Underserved The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has awarded a $125,000 grant to Dental Lifeline ... (DLN) to help meet the...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Grants $1.25 million to Support Aging-in-Place Services

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07/23/2018

... and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation today announced a gift of $1.25 million to Habitat for Humanity to support ... will implement a program designed by Johns Hopkins School of Nursing that combines services in...

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The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Supports Habitat for Humanity Worcester County Build

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10/26/2018

... for Humanity Worcester County Build Habitat for Humanity of Worcester County has received a grant from The Harry and ... in Bishopville, this fall. The Weinberg Foundation is one of the largest private...

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Supported in Part by Ford Foundation, Smithsonian Launches American Women’s History Initiative

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11/14/2018

... American Women’s History Initiative, Because of Her Story. The initiative strives to be the nation’s ... display and share the rich, complete and compelling story of women in America. It will greatly increase...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Gender Justice

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14 Mar 2019

The Green New Deal: Putting Energy to Work

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

... growth, as demonstrated by recent industry reports at the state and federal levels, can serve disadvantaged communities ... other support services workers that account for nearly 80% of the clean energy value...

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William T. Grant Invites Applications for Scholars Program

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06/05/2019

... Foundation supports research aimed at improving the lives of young people between the ages of 5 and 25 in the United States. To that end, the foundation ... for its Scholars Program. Through the program, teams...

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