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Hazen Foundation President Lori Bezahler in The Hechinger Report

President Biden recently signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act into law, providing $100 million for ‘‘Community Oriented Policing Services Programs,” the same programs that put more than 6,500 police officers in schools since the Columbine school shooting. But we know more police do not make schools safer. Hazen Foundation President, Lori Bezahler calls for restorative Read more…


EDWARD W. HAZEN FOUNDATION FAST TRACKS $2.8 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT GRANTEES RESPONDING TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2020 CONTACT: Kari Hudnell, 609-668-0560, kari@abpartners.co EDWARD W. HAZEN FOUNDATION FAST TRACKS $2.8 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SUPPORT GRANTEES RESPONDING TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR NEW YORK – Today, the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, a private foundation supporting communities of color fighting for educational equity and racial justice, Read more…


Edward W. Hazen Foundation announces fall 2019 grants totaling $5.45 million as part of 5 year spend-down plan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2019 CONTACT: Christina Peña-Brower, 917-584-3530,  christina@abpartners.co   Edward W. Hazen Foundation announces fall 2019 grants  totaling $5.45 million as part of 5 year spend-down plan    The grantees are a collection of grassroots organizations working  across the United States, with a focus on youth, educational justice, and racial justice   NEW Read more…


Alliance for Quality Education Announces New Executive Director

Statewide education advocacy organization the Alliance for Quality Education announced today that Jasmine Gripper will be taking on the role of executive director in January 2020. Gripper will be taking over from Billy Easton, who is stepping down after leading the organization since 2005. Gripper currently serves as legislative director of AQE, and will be Read more…


Lawmakers Eye Changing School Funding Formula Amid High Stakes For City

Last legislative session, the state’s newly minted Democratic majority vowed to follow through on campaign promises to boost education funding through foundation aid. But to the disappointment of advocates, such as the Alliance for Quality Education, the group that backed the 2007 lawsuit against the state, the funding increase remained static from the year before. Read more…