Simons Foundation Researchers Flag Hundreds of New Genes That Could Contribute to Autism
Release Date:
08/10/2016
... effort of its kind, the research team developed a machine- learning program that scoured the whole human genome to ...
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Commonwealth Fund Reports Detail Impacts of Clinton and Trump Health Reform Proposals
Release Date:
09/23/2016
The Commonwealth Fund recently commissioned analysts with the RAND Corporation to crunch the numbers and find out how some of the candidates’ proposals would affect health care in the U.S.
NYSHealth Supports Survey That Unveils Strong Appetite For Health Insurance Info—As Early As High School
Release Date:
10/13/2016
In a nationwide consumer survey conducted this year for FAIR Health by ORC International, 76 percent of respondents felt people should begin understanding health insurance plans before or during high school or college.
Covenant Foundation Funds Expansion of Shinui, the Network for Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education
Release Date:
11/08/2016
... Innovation in Part-Time Jewish Education Four new Jewish learning agencies – Builders of Jewish Education (Los ...
Bloomberg Philanthropies 'What Works Cities Initiative' Issues Data Management Platform Request for Info
Release Date:
11/22/2016
... and knowledge management in which it becomes a world-class learning network for the advancement of data and evidence in ...
Ford, Rockefeller, Atlantic, Pershing Square, Bloomberg and Open Society Named in Forbes' Big Bet Philanthropy
Release Date:
11/30/2016
... strategies are logical and realistic, the extent to which learning and improvement are built into the grant, and the ...
Geraldine R. Dodge and Silicon Valley Community Foundations Accepted to Knight Community Information Lab
Release Date:
02/14/2017
... announced the opportunity Monday at its annual Media Learning Seminar, a gathering of funders, media and tech ...
Amsterdam News Profiles Harlem Native George Suttles of the John A. Hartford Foundation
Release Date:
02/16/2017
A little over a month ago, Harlem native George Suttles joined The John A. Hartford Foundation as a new program office. The foundation is a private, nonpartisan philanthropy dedicated to improving the care of older adults.
Impact of Silicon Valley Community Foundation on Education around the Country Noted
Release Date:
06/07/2017
... ideas: software that puts children in charge of their own learning , recasting their teachers as facilitators and ...
Staten Island Foundation Supports Worker-Owned Co-Op Businesses Starting Up on Staten Island
Release Date:
06/20/2017
The Staten Island Foundation assisted several women entrepreneurs get started through a grant. And La Colmena Community Job Center, and the Center for Family Life trained the women on how to operate a business.
As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Successful schools, analysts say, will increasingly be the ones that expand their programs to suit the changing needs of employers.
Winning the Lottery: Enrolling in Success Academy Produces Math Gains for Students, New Study Shows
Release Date:
08/30/2017
... showed about a year to a year and a half of additional learning in math compared to similar students who also ...
Adding Pantries and Spice to New York’s Hungry Neighborhoods
Release Date:
09/12/2017
Over the past year, New York City’s three biggest providers of emergency food have reorganized in an effort to feed underserved communities and get ethnic ingredients to specific neighborhoods.
New Pre-K Center Slated to Open on Upper East Side in 2019, Officials Say
Release Date:
09/19/2017
A universal pre-kindergarten center with 180 seats is coming to East 76th Street, providing spots in a neighborhood clamoring for more pre-K options, DNAinfo New York has learned.
DACA Recipients Scramble to Reapply, But Not All are Eligible
Release Date:
09/21/2017
At a meeting in Jackson Heights, under the rumble of the 7 train, about 40 DACA recipients learned that their fate in this country depends on one date: March 5, 2018.
A Baseline for Success: Creating Sustainable PPPs
Release Date:
09/22/2017
... can help prioritize projects as well as provide continuous learning , improvement, and replication opportunities. It’s ...
By Age 3, Inequality Is Clear: Rich Kids Attend School. Poor Kids Stay with a Grandparent
Release Date:
09/28/2017
Only 55 percent of America’s 3 and 4-year-olds attend a formal preschool, a rate far below China, Germany and other power players on the global stage.
Study Finds Test-Score Growth at NYC Charter Schools Outpaces District Schools
Release Date:
10/04/2017
... school students show growth equal to 23 extra days of learning in reading and 63 more days in math each year, ...
Community Development Lenders Go Where Amazon Goes When It Needs Cash
Release Date:
10/06/2017
Nonprofit lenders in the U.S. with a mission to make capital meet the needs of poor communities have a foothold in the bond market.
Atlantic Philanthropies Releases Two New Books on Advocacy and Government Partnerships
Release Date:
03/16/2018
Atlantic Philanthropies releases new books exploring how philanthropy can partner with government and support advocacy campaigns.