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14 Nov 2018

Postponed Getting Through the Front Door: A Campaign to Make Public Schools Accessible

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... of New York found that over 80% of the City’s elementary schools were not fully accessible. The situation in middle and high schools was even worse. These findings galvanized ... $150 million over the next...

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Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve New York City Schools

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09/10/2014

... City Foundations Invest Nearly $2 Million to Improve Local Schools A new consortium of New York City-based ... to invest in the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at New York University. The Chicago-...

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William T. Grant Foundation

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

17 Jan 2013

A Holistic Approach to Education Reform in Brooklyn’s Community School District 16

Thursday, January 17, 2013 -

7:30am to 10:30am

The Community School District 16 (CSD16) initiative is a project that seeks to improve educational outcomes and achievement levels for the children of Community School District 16 (Central Brooklyn), inform reform efforts in other low-performing and...

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How to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline for Girls of Color

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01/12/2017

Black girls and other girls of color disproportionately experience harsh school discipline than their peers.

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The Schott Foundation for Public Education

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19 Jul 2010

College-Ready or Not? Preparing High School Students for Success

Monday, July 19, 2010 -

9:00am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation, 320 East 43rd Street, NYC

... businesspeople, and researchers are asking, How high schools can better prepare students to enter and complete ... of value. For example, actively engaging youth in their schools and communities turns out to...

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Edna McConnell Clark Scales Up Support for Communities in Schools

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05/21/2018

Edna McConnell Clark Scales Up Support for Communities in Schools Communities in Schools , a nonprofit that places coordinators in schools to connect vulnerable students and their families ...

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Blue Meridian Partners, Inc.

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Century Foundation's Richard Kahlenberg Writes About School Integration in The Atlantic

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04/06/2017

The Department of Education killed a federal program supporting diversity efforts, but the fight to desegregate the nation’s classroom is far from over.

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Salesforce.org Continues Its Commitment to Public Schools

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04/09/2018

Salesforce.org Continues Its Commitment to Public Schools About a year ago, Salesforce opened a new hub in ... giving and commitment to working with local public schools . Salesforce.org, the company’s...

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The Rockefeller Foundation and WFP Launch Initiative To Strengthen School Meals for Millions of Children

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01/18/2023

The two-and-a-half-year initiative focuses on including fortified foods in school meals as well as advocating for more nutritious food throughout the programmes.

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International/Foreign Affairs

Food Systems

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Siegel Family Endowment Announces New Whitepaper: "Schools as Community Infrastructure"

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09/29/2022

Siegel Family Endowment Announces New Whitepaper: " Schools as Community Infrastructure" Infrastructure ... Despite the immense challenges, there are people, schools , and organizations that are...

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Technology

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New York Life Foundation Awards Grants to Out-of-school Time Programs to Help Middle School Students Transition to 9th Grade

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08/05/2019

The New York Life Foundation in partnership with the Afterschool Alliance today announced $1.35 million in new grants, to be awarded to 26 youth development organizations across the country to support middle school youth during the out-of-school...

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Well Fed and Well Read: The Case for Healthy School Meals for All

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11/03/2022

... go to school hungry. Since September, approximately 2,000 schools serving more than 700,000 students across New York ... have been unable to provide free school meals to all. Schools have reverted to...

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New York Health Foundation

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05 Dec 2023

Enhancing Mental Wellbeing in NYC: A Briefing on the New York City Council’s Mental Health Road Map

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 -

10:00am to 11:30am

... body has passed in support of mental health services in NYC . This session invites philanthropic leaders to engage in ... New York Recording Enhancing Mental Wellbeing in NYC : A Briefing on the New York City...

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NYC Secures $80.2 Million from State Funding Competitions for 112 Projects Across City

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12/09/2016

NYC Secures $80.2 Million from State Funding Competitions for ... by far the largest allocation it has received since Gov . Cuomo created the Regional Economic Development Council ... ranked fifth among the 10...

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As Blizzard Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported 'Operation Warm' Gives NYC Children Free Coats

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01/22/2016

... Looms, Morgan Stanley-supported Operation Warm Gives NYC Children Free Coats As temperatures drop and a ... donors. The bulk of the coats will go to 32 elementary schools that are part of the city’s “community...

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Charles H. Revson and Stavros Niarchos Foundations Announce Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards

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02/09/2017

... Revson and Stavros Niarchos Foundations Announce Launch of NYC Neighborhood Library Awards Julie Sandorf , president of ... branch, Brooklyn Public Library, announce the 4th annual NYC Neighborhood Library...

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Charles H. Revson Foundation

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Supported by Surdna and NY Community Trust, Study Shows How Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC

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03/10/2017

... Arts and Culture Improve Health, Safety and Well-being in NYC Low- and moderate-income residents in New York City ... life for ordinary New Yorkers. The study was funded by the NYC Cultural Agenda Fund in The...

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The New York Community Trust

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Surdna Foundation

The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are Rethinking Mealtime

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09/19/2017

The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are ... by their peers. . . The War Against ‘Lunch Shaming’: NYC Joins Growing List of Cities and Districts That Are ...

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