As part of an unprecedented campaign, the New York Organ Donor Network (NYODN) has recently launched a new campaign as part of their efforts to increase organ donor enrollment in New York. With guidance from Tusk Strategies with Bradley Tusk, NYODN’s CEO and President Helen Irving said, “We are excited to announce this new campaign...
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Named in honor of the parents of Daniel Straus, NYU and the Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law and Justice pick a theme each year to focus on and explore the most pressing issues of the day. The theme chosen for the 2012-2013 academic year was “The Burden of Democracy.” This theme is especially apropos to the rapidly...
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With the help of a generous donation from Daniel Straus NYU was able to create the Straus Institute for the Advanced Study of Law & Justice. This institute plays an important and unique role in the betterment of society in New York through its determination to merge academic research into relevant issues with society’s need for...
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If the past is prologue, then we can expect that Shimon Waronker, innovative principal of M.S. 22 in the South Bronx and of P.S. 770 in Brooklyn, will be bringing more success to the students who will be attending the charter school he is about to open in Brooklyn. Waronker, who attended Harvard’s Urban Superintendent’s Program,...
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The Charter School of Educational Excellence in Yonkers believes that all children can learn. With this belief at the forefront of the school’s philosophy they have achieved exceptional results. According to data released last summer by the New York State Department of Education, 82 percent of students at CSEE passed the state’s...
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The 100 Legacy Academy Charter School in New Jersey recently opened its doors to new applicants. One of the only four to receive charter approval in Newark this season, the middle school is working alongside 100 Black Men of New Jersey as well as Victory Education Partners, an educational services, management and advisory firm...
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