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Commonwealth Fund Study Shows Covered California Consumers Saving and Paying Much Less Than Expected for Quality Coverage

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01/11/2017

... growth in California’s insurance marketplaces, focusing on the policies that consumers actually purchased, finds that ...

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series Continues

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02/10/2017

... Niarchos Foundation Brain Insight Lecture Series continued on Feb. 8 at Columbia University’s Faculty House in ... brain’s plasticity and the effects of the environment on the brain’s development through...

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Jewish Foundation for Education of Women Extends Scholarships for Women Exploring International Relations

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02/16/2017

The Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women (JFEW) announced it is extending the SUNY International Relations and Global Affairs Program, which offers a 2-year support package for SUNY women preparing for careers in international relations.

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Consider This Tool for More Nimble Philanthropy

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02/27/2017

... companies were members, Philanthropy New York was able to offer their newly formed entity – Veterans on Wall Street – a fiscal sponsorship vehicle that allowed ... And, when the opportunity arises, we are also...

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Mellon Foundation Gives $1.02 Million to New Critical Theory Initiative

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03/30/2017

... with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ... program, Spanish and Portuguese Prof. Jorge Coronado will offer a new graduate course...

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NYSHealth to Provide Funding For Free Health And Wellness Programming at Randall’s Island Park

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04/21/2017

... programming at Randall’s Island Park, with a focus on increasing physical activity and nutrition education ...

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NYS Health Foundation Releases Snapshot of Veterans and Health in New York State

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07/13/2017

... NYSHealth has released health and demographic information on the more than 800,000 veterans that call New York State ... This snapshot offers timely information and statistics on the State's diverse...

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Rockefeller Foundation Backs Nonprofit ETF Startup

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08/01/2017

... group said with a plan to announce the initiative later on Tuesday. The foundation awarded a $300,000 grant to Impact ... Shares Corp, a Dallas-area organization that aims to offer charities the ability to...

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As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check

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08/28/2017

Successful schools, analysts say, will increasingly be the ones that expand their programs to suit the changing needs of employers.

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Tesla, Farmingdale State Announce Student Job Training Plan

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08/30/2017

... Inc. and Farmingdale State College announced an agreement on Tuesday to offer students training and career opportunities in the ...

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Brooklyn District Attorney Candidates Differ on Immigration Policy

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09/06/2017

Brooklyn District Attorney Candidates Differ on Immigration Policy Acting District Attorney Eric Gonzalez ... possession, which can have collateral consequences on non-citizens. He said he hired two immigration...

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Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health

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09/08/2017

Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health ThriveNYC is a ... ... Smashing the Stigma: Deputy Mayor Richard Buery On ThriveNYC and Treating Mental Health ...

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Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for States

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09/11/2017

Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion for ... And time is running out. . . Commonwealth Fund: Indecision on ACA Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments Creates Confusion...

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NYC Councilman to Propose Free Babysitting for Community Meetings

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09/20/2017

... more service to the mix: free child care. The city would offer free babysitting at public hearings and community-board ...

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With A New School Year Underway, Hundreds of Teaching Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City

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09/26/2017

... are typically the hardest to staff, according to postings on a city database in mid-September. There were almost 1,700 ... 19, according to data obtained by Chalkbeat. The listings offer a snapshot of the jobs...

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Mellon Grant Funds Stanford University Press Pioneering Digital Academic Publishing Program

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09/26/2017

... The press was the first academic publishing group to offer scholars a way to publish and peer review academic ...

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Tumult After AIDS Fund-Raiser Supports Harvey Weinstein Production

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09/26/2017

In May 2015, the entertainment producer Harvey Weinstein arranged for two items to be auctioned off at a fund-raiser for amfAR, a New York-based charity that works to cure AIDS. Now there is controversy about what happened after the auction.

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Tow Foundation Funded News Integrity Initiative Awards $1.8 Million to Build Support for Quality Journalism

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10/04/2017

The News Integrity Initiative at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism announced $1.8 million in grants that aim to improve people’s lives by fostering trust between newsrooms and the public and nurturing constructive, inclusive community...

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New York City Students Are Getting Younger

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10/05/2017

New York City's preschool expansion is not happening in quite the same blitz as its massive scale-up of classes for 4-year-olds, when the city added nearly 50,000 full-day pre-k seats to the school system over the course of two years.

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