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Century Foundation Fellow Weighs in on UT Affirmative Action Case

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12/11/2015

... to go to a highly selective college, like the University of Texas, through some form of racial preference. “I don’t think,” Mr. Scalia ... of top-ranking students from all high schools across...

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Aetna Foundation: Closing the Health Divide, One Community at a Time

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12/16/2015

... people who have lower life expectancies than populations of many third-world countries. You can find out your own life ... Control (CDC), your zip code is a greater indicator of your life expectancy, and has a...

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Rippel Foundation: What We Discovered at “The Frontiers” about Financing and Leading Improvements in Health

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12/18/2015

... Health From the Wild West to the “final frontier” of space, the metaphor of the frontier has always served as a touchstone for American optimism. ReThink Health, an initiative of the Rippel...

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Fannie E. Rippel Foundation

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Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford Foundations)

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01/06/2016

Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford ... how these changes are playing out in the financial lives of lower- and middle-income households. And while these ... Recent data...

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Gould Foundation’s Tyre is Author of In-Depth Atlantic Investigative Piece on Math and Low-Income Students

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02/12/2016

Gould Foundation’s Tyre is Author of In-Depth Atlantic Investigative Piece on Math and ... browsers on their laptops. The air in the cavernous lobby of the Lotus Hotel Pang Suan Kaew in Chiang Mai, Thailand, .....

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Children, Youth and Families

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JPMorgan Chase Report: Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training

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03/09/2016

... Tech Jobs for All? Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of U.S. Tech Training JPMorgan Chase released a new ... "Tech Jobs for All?: Exploring the Promise & Pitfalls of Technology Training in the...

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Teagle Foundation Gives $2M for College/Community Partnerships

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03/14/2016

... Partnerships The Teagle Foundation’s Board of Directors has approved over $2 million in grants across 11 ... as a special dissemination project. The signature work of CCC features collaborations between New...

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Five Questions for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation

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04/01/2016

... for Pamela Shifman, Executive Director, NoVo Foundation Of the 1.8 billion young people in the world, approximately ... world, one in seven girls is married before the age of 15, 38 percent are married before...

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New York Life Donates $100,000 to Flood Relief Efforts in Louisiana

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08/25/2016

... years ago. Between August 8 and 14, 6.7 trillion gallons of rain fell in Louisiana, damaging more than 60,000 homes. It is estimated that only 12-14% of those affected have flood insurance as many areas are...

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NYSHealth Launches 2017 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals

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09/02/2016

... Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) 2017 Special Projects ... will be invited to submit full proposals, with deadlines of November 18, 2016 and May 17,...

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The Century Foundation Rallies Against "Turnkey Tyranny" With Presidential Transition

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11/18/2016

... and civil liberties. My tenure spanned the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The surveillance policies of both administrations enlarged the powers of the National Security...

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HSC Calls for Comments on Fair Labor Standards Act Effects on Nonprofits

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11/28/2016

... employee status, which will take effect on December 1, the State is accepting comments on its own proposed rule, which ... sector. Please view our draft letter to Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta...

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Public-Private Partnership With Ford, Surdna, Niarchos, Bloomberg, Mellon, and Rockefeller Award Placemaking Grants Totaling $11 Million

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12/09/2016

... that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of comprehensive community planning and development, has ... to strengthen the social, physical, and economic fabric of local communities. Selected from...

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Mellon Mays Fellow Discusses New Book About an Enslaved Woman’s Escape from Nation's First President

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03/08/2017

... Nation's First President Erica Dunbar is considered one of the leading historians of her generation on the history of African American women, 19 th century America, and Black .....

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With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity

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04/25/2017

With Support from the Arcus Foundation, Study of Transgender Preschoolers Assesses Preferences and Identity ... knowledge about one's gender is considered a critical part of early childhood development. In...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data

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04/26/2017

... considered impossible with the older paper-based systems of tracking blight. With Instagram, inspectors could snap a photo of a property and have it appear on a map, showing officials ... property information...

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As Schools Adopt Social-Emotional Programs, A New Guide Funded by the Wallace Foundation Offers Help

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05/17/2017

... Parents, teachers and students streamed into the library of Palo Alto’s Gunn High School on a warm evening this ... and life. Like Palo Alto Unified, districts across the state are increasingly interested in...

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The 2017 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Announced

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06/05/2017

... The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2017 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, celebrating seven young ... human health. The selected Scholars will receive grants of up to $110,000 annually for a...

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NY Community Trust, Mellon, Ford Among Supports of New York Live Arts 2017-2018 Season

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07/03/2017

NY Community Trust, Mellon, Ford Among Supports of New York Live Arts 2017-2018 Season New York Live Arts, under the artistic leadership of MacArthur Genius Award and National Medal of Arts...

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