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City marks anniversary of resident ID program
Original Source By Mary E. O’Leary, Register Topics Editor NEW HAVEN – The city celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Elm City Resident Card program Thursday by announcing several additional features that will be introduced in a pilot program this fall. Kica Matos, the city’s…
Author: New Haven Register
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First Year of Center for Afterschool Excellence Program a Success, Report Finds
The first year of the Center for After-School Excellence’s certificate program saw a high level of participant satisfaction and a relatively high level of completion, a new report from Policy Studies Associates finds. Launched in 2007, the one-year program enables staff who serve New York…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Average of Five Students Arrested Per Day at City Schools Last Fall
Students and advocates rally at police headquarters after the release of data on arrests and police incidents at city schools. Photo: Gotham Schools By Rachel Cromidas Police officers arrested more students and handed out more tickets in schools as the school year got underway, according…
Author: Gotham Schools
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After School Programme Funding Soars Since Launch of Public-Private Initiative in New York City
Ten years after the launch of a programme to encourage the creation of sustainable public funding streams for after-school programmes, every level of government has dramatically increased public funding for comprehensive after-school programmes in New York City, as examined in this report by the Institute…
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Eight Cities to Receive Funding to Reduce the Number of Uninsured Children
Washington, D.C. – To help implement local outreach efforts to enroll children and families in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the National League of Cities (NLC) today awarded grants and technical assistance to eight cities. The Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and…
Author: National League of Cities
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Analysis Finds Dramatic Spike in NYC Suspensions: Black Children and Students with Special Needs Most Affected
The number of student suspensions in New York City public schools spiked dramatically over the past decade while the length of suspensions grew longer – a phenomenon disproportionally affecting black students and students with disabilities, according to a report released today by the New York…
Author: New York Civil Liberties Union
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Cornell to Induct 11 Athletes to University Hall of Fame in November
By Lauren Ritter Goaltender Matt Underhill ’02 is one of the seven All-Americans that will be inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame in November. On Aug. 24, Cornell Athletics announced that 11 new members have been selected for induction into the Cornell…
Author: The Cornell Daily Sun
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Awards Child Trends $2.2 Million, Four Year Grant
Grant Will Fund Research-to-Results: Improving Policies and Practices for Youth Development THE ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES AWARDS CHILD TRENDS $2.2 MILLION, FOUR–YEAR GRANT Grant Will Fund Research-to-Results: Improving Policies and Practices for Youth Development Washington, DC— Child Trends announced today that it will receive a $2.2 million,…
Author: Child Trends
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City Will Require Police to Report on School Arrests
Originally Published: 20 December 2010 By NOAH ROSENBERG The New York City Council voted on Monday to require the Police and Education Departments to produce regular reports on arrests, summonses and suspensions of public school students, a victory for civil liberties advocates who say that the school police have…
Author: The New York Times
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Missouri House GOP rejects children's health-care expansion
by JASON NOBLE JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri House Republicans on Wednesday shot down an attempt by Democratic lawmakers and the governor to reduce health-care premiums and increase access for thousands of children. Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, had proposed expanding the number of families eligible…
Author: The Kansas City Star