Sentences with phrase «about education philanthropy»

Alexander Russo is a freelance education writer and author who writes frequently about education philanthropy.

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Fashion designer Donna Karan, Urban Zen creator, talks about her focus on philanthropy, well - being and education.

«We hope to become the eHarmony of science,» quips Jack Hidary about the grassroots project, called National Lab Day (NLD) nationallabday.org The project is the brainstorm of presidential science adviser John Holdren and his staff, and yesterday President Barack Obama kicked off the broader initiative, called Education to Innovate, at a White House rally that featured educators, science and engineering organizations, philanthropies, and businesses.

Over the last five years, RIMA has marshaled local and national philanthropy; recruited school operators and educators into Rhode Island; provided staff support for facilities identification, finance, and development; formed and advocated for improved education policies at both the state and local levels; and served as a «help center» for questions about state laws, regulations, practices, and culture.

To learn more about educators» views regarding student engagement and motivation, the Education Week Research Center — with support from the Atlantic Philanthropies, the California Endowment, the NoVo Foundation, and the Raikes Foundation — conducted a survey of registered users of edweek.org, Education Week's flagship website.

Although the absolute amount of philanthropic investment in education ($ 1.8 billion in 2012) is significant, this funding represents less than 1 % of total public K - 12 funding, raising questions about the level of impact philanthropy can have at a systemic level.

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And that's not what his education philanthropy has been about, either.

We need to have a broader conversation about these topics, and we need to make sure that we are sending the message that the education we provide is worth every penny — no matter whether it's funded by tuition, scholarships, school choice or local philanthropy.

GFE Publications A wide range of reports about our work and the field of education philanthropy.

Struggles and triumphs are all part of the conversation at this annual conference by NSVF, a venture philanthropy that supports education reform and puts on a conference filled with networking, internal debates and plenty of soul searching about what is working in schools.

Super-rich Facebook guru Mark Zuckerberg has limited personal experience in public education and knows little about philanthropy.

About The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation is a national venture philanthropy established by entrepreneur and philanthropist Eli Broad to advance entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science and the arts.

Backed by a grant from NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit education reform philanthropy, the group has accumulated about 60 articles for its history platform on topics ranging from ancient China to the American Revolution.

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