BEIJING (AP) — Liu Qian, who is job-hunting with a new master’s degree, said two employers interviewed her and then said the jobs had been cut. Others asked her to take a lesser wage. She’s one of 11 million new graduates desperate for work in a bleak job market as anti-virus controls force factories, restaurants … Read more
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy FLINT, Mich. (AP) – Isaiah Oliver carefully parks his car in the crumbling lot of the Greater Holy Temple Church in North Flint. The parking lot at the church was for parishioners coming to church, not 18-wheelers carrying pallets of bottled water. But as the city grapples … Read more
By Collin Binkley, AP Education Writer Angel Hope looked at the math test and felt lost. He had just graduated from high school at the top of his class and had won scholarships from prestigious colleges. But on this test — a University of Wisconsin exam that measures what new students have learned in high … Read more
A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers who serve as a crucial bridge to treating those with limited access to healthcare. The Skoll Foundation and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation announced Monday that they have donated a total of … Read more
By THALIA BEATY, Associated Press A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers who serve as a crucial bridge to treating those with limited access to healthcare. The Skoll Foundation and the Johnson & Johnson Foundation announced Monday that they … Read more
By GLENN GAMBOA, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Country music superstar Dolly Parton, who made a large donation to fund coronavirus vaccine research in 2020, is among this year’s recipients of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. Also honored are Dallas entrepreneur Lyda Hill, Kenyan industrialist Manu Chandaria, and Lynn and Stacy Schusterman of … Read more