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William T. Grant Foundation Supports Research on How Social Context Shapes School Choice for Inner-City Students

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02/10/2017

... of poor and minority students by allowing access to high schools beyond neighborhood boundaries. These policies assume ...

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As 12 Early Community Schools Face Funding Cuts, Advocates Question City’s Long-term Commitment

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06/17/2016

As 12 Early Community Schools Face Funding Cuts, Advocates Question City’s ... between proponents of social service-filled “community schools ” and the administration of Mayor Bill de Blasio, ... one of the nation’...

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Century Foundation Researcher Says It's Up to Schools to Ensure Teachers Are Aware of Their Own Biases

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06/07/2016

Century Foundation Researcher Says It's Up to Schools to Ensure Teachers Are Aware of Their Own Biases There are several ways schools could work to lower suspension rates, according to ... who researches...

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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

... Positions Remain Unfilled In New York City Hundreds of schools are missing teachers and support staff two weeks into ... of the openings in high-poverty districts and struggling schools that are typically the...

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UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success Program Fills Backpacks in Time for Back-to-School

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09/07/2016

About 200 volunteers of all ages came together last week through the UJA-Federation of New York's Supplies for Success program to fill backpacks with donated school supplies destined for local children in need of a hand to start the school year on a...

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William T. Grant and Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans

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09/19/2016

... Century Foundations Support Study on Effects of For-Profit Schools on African-Americans Students from disadvantaged ... neighborhoods are often drawn to for-profit trade schools after high school, seeing them...

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Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood Obesity Rates Rise During Summer Break, Not During School Year

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11/02/2016

... of childhood obesity lie primarily inside or outside of schools ... Funded by Russell Sage, Study Finds Childhood ...

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Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money

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09/14/2017

Diverse Charter Schools In New York City to Get Boost from Walton Money The ... invest $2.2 million over the next two years in new charter schools in New York City that aim to be socioeconomically ... to support...

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New Study Finds 1 in 4 Teachers Chronically Absent from Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools

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09/20/2017

... Classrooms; Problem Is Three Times Worse in Traditional Schools Teachers in traditional district schools are three times as likely to be chronically absent from the classroom as those in charter ...

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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Partners to Supply Three Paterson, New Jersey Schools With Musical Instruments

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10/15/2019

... Foundation Partners to Supply Three Paterson, New Jersey Schools With Musical Instruments Three elementary schools in Paterson are getting musical instruments like ... extremely helpful to have these resources...

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Carnegie Corporation of New York Joins Others in Backing New High School Models

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11/11/2015

... to be channeled into projects to redesign American high schools . That was the big news from the first-ever White House summit on "next generation high schools ," held at the Old Executive Office...

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Atlantic Philanthropies Writes About Philanthropy’s Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline

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01/07/2016

The widespread use of suspension and expulsion in schools reflects a national belief in "zero tolerance" to set a tone of academic focus and seriousness and to maintain order and safety. Yet, is this effective discipline?

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Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as a Method Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation)

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02/11/2016

Schools Are Finally Starting To Embrace Integration as ... Of Closing The Achievement Gap (Century Foundation) Schools and states have poured millions of dollars into ... performance of struggling pupils. But in...

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UJA-Federation of New York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot

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05/20/2019

... York Succeeds in Securing $84 Million for Local Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivot New York, NY (May 20, ... in new endowment dollars for participating Jewish day schools and yeshivot in New York. Twenty-two...

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Rockefeller Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change

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09/26/2017

Rockefeller-Supported Program Signs Up More Than 100 Schools To Teach Health Risks Of Climate Change The Global ... since its launch earlier this year, 125 health professions schools and programs around the world...

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Environment and Climate Change

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Rockefeller Foundation Gives $6M to Help 100,000 Inner City School Children See 'Hamilton'

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06/24/2016

... Thursday the funding would allow students at some public schools in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and the ...

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Two Hedge Fund Billionaires Donate $1M Each to Pro-Charter School Advocates

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10/21/2015

... to Pro-Charter School Advocates, Families for Excellent Schools Two hedge fund billionaires dropped $1 million ... at pro-charter lobbying powerhouse Families for Excellent Schools have declined to name the...

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Students with Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying: Research Funded by WT Grant, Russell Sage Foundations

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01/06/2016

... groups of influential students in 56 New Jersey middle schools to spread messages about the dangers of bullying and ... or the social norms and behavioral patterns in their schools . Social referents are not...

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In Year Three Of New York City’s Massive School Turnaround Program, The Big Question Is: What’s Next?

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09/18/2017

... Question Is: What’s Next? In a recent Tuesday morning, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña walked into a classroom at ... the enormous investments the city has made in dozens of schools that have floundered for...

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