Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

Bloomberg Backs New High Schools Tailored to Boost the Healthcare Workforce

To address a nationwide shortage of healthcare workers, Bloomberg Philanthropies is plowing $250 million into an initiative to underwrite public high schools that’ll pair regular academics with specialized job training.

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What We Know About the Ballmers’ Ed Funding: Charters, Community Schools, Early Ed and More

What We Know About the Ballmers’ Ed Funding: Charters, Community Schools, Early Ed and More

The Ballmer Group is a longtime funder of efforts to improve economic mobility, including support for K-12 and early childhood. It’s also been sharing more details about its grantees lately. Here’s what we know.

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Inside the Walton Family Foundation’s “Unprecedented” Giving for the Colorado River

Inside the Walton Family Foundation’s “Unprecedented” Giving for the Colorado River

In a conservation push with few parallels in philanthropy, Walton has given many millions of dollars to ensure a healthy future for one of America’s most important rivers. Along the way, it’s become an unlikely—and controversial—power player on Western water issues.

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Retired Chimpanzees and Billionaire Donors: A Philanthropy Love Story

Retired Chimpanzees and Billionaire Donors: A Philanthropy Love Story

As biomedical testing on chimpanzees has phased out, nonprofits and donors have been working to give retired test subjects a good home. A campaign that has attracted some big gifts is helping house the remaining animals still in labs.

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