The $100 billion in emergency aid for public schools and colleges in the economic stimulus bill could transform Arne Duncan into an exceptional figure in the history of federal education policy: a secretary of education loaded with money and the … Continue reading
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Posted on February 17, 2009 by admin
“From my small air conditioned bubble in a sweltering Melbourne, the abstract economic gloom of stock shocks and far away corporate collapses is getting less and less abstract with each passing day. Anecdotal reports of jobs drying up, businesses closing, … Continue reading
Posted on February 17, 2009 by admin
NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts—a unique body with a mission to make the UK more innovative. They invest in early-stage companies, inform and shape policy, and deliver practical programmes that inspire others to solve … Continue reading
Posted on February 17, 2009 by admin
Between the dismal economy, crashing financial markets and the Madoff scandal it would be natural to assume that philanthropy was out for the count. But while these difficulties might take the wind out of the sector’s sails for a while, … Continue reading
Posted on February 17, 2009 by admin
One puzzlement in the debate over the congressional stimulus bill has been the inability—or the perverse refusal—of many to include jobs in the culture industry as a legitimate concern. Politicians of various stripes, from California Democrat Dianne Feinstein to Oklahoma … Continue reading
Posted on February 17, 2009 by admin
Commentary by James S. Russell: A few saplings are sprouting above the rusting hulk of the High Line, an abandoned, elevated railway that once rolled meat to the butchers on the West Side of Manhattan. A brand-new park will flourish … Continue reading
Posted on February 16, 2009 by admin
Philanthropy Northwest Executive Director Carol Lewis blogs on the arts and the recession. Read More.
Posted on February 16, 2009 by admin
At a time when most foundations are cutting back or maintaining last year’s spending, a few are doing what hedge fund manager Ken Nickerson of the Eos Foundation calls “counter-cyclical giving.” They’re increasing their grants. Nickerson heard a story last … Continue reading
Posted on February 9, 2009 by admin
Isaac Butler on Parabasis: “Given that I worked to help elect a President who had a detailed, coherent arts policy, obviously, I would argue “yes”. yes it’s a good thing. As with most issues, arts funding and policy is divvied … Continue reading
Posted on February 9, 2009 by admin
The Economic Meltdown Funnies are a co-production of Jobs with Justice and the Institute for Policy Studies—Program on Inequality and the Common Good. Text by Chuck Collins & Nick Thorkelson, and drawings by Nick Thorkelson.