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Eyal Wallenberg

…the school’s first course in microeconomics. Last spring 21 of 22 students passed the AP Microeconomics Exam. Those are numbers you don’t have to be a math teacher to love….

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Yunseon Esther Kim

…work. A year later, two-thirds of those students passed the Regents exam, an astonishing achievement. Says a former Francis Lewis principal, “She reaches kids whom some folks would say are…

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Margaret DeSimone

…lots of medical topics, she gave me options, and she gave me confidence.”This is just one of countless examples in which DeSimone has touches the lives of her students. “It’s…

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Kara Bristow Macdevitt

…Regents exam pass.Considered “a master teacher and a teaching mentor,” she works with colleagues to align coursework across disciplines. A history teacher’s lesson on the Black Death results in a…

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Leah Barazani

…food justice. Her previous research has examined climate policies in southwestern cities, focusing on transportation infrastructure and how shifts in governance and policymaking influence infrastructure development. Additionally, Leah has explored…

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John James

Born and educated in India, John James came to New York in 1989 taking a job as a cashier at a drugstore in Queens. After passing a civil service exam,…

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March 12, 2024: Pre-Order a Copy of “Cultures of Growth”

examples from her work with Fortune 500 companies, startups, and schools, Murphy demonstrates that the organization’s mindset culture is the key to success for both individuals and the entire organization,…

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Aida Rosenbaum

…passing the Regents earth science exam. But of equal importance to her is helping her students know themselves. She teaches them how to explore their values, worldviews, and aspirations. She…

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Hyungmin Park

…at NEST+m. He prepares students for success through hands-on projects and popular after-school tutoring sessions: 96% of physics students pass the Regents Physics exam as 9th graders, and his students’…

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Alia Jackson

…astronomy lab — an unusual amount of responsibility for an undergraduate.Today, Jackson shares her love of physics with students at Curtis High School by making her classes fun. She has…

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President Lisette Nieves Confirmed to AmeriCorps Board of Directors

Congratulations to the Fund for the City of New York’s President Lisette Nieves on her new appointment to the AmeriCorps Board of Directors. She answered the Biden-Harris Administration’s call to…

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Past Event: Book Talk and Signing with Rhea Wong, author of “Get That Money, Honey!”

We are thrilled to invite you to the inaugural event of FCNY Convenings, a monthly speaker series. Please join us at the Fund on May 3rd for a Book Talk…

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