A Letter from the President
by Vartan Gregorian

Small Schools in the Big City: Promising Results Validate Reform Efforts in New York City High Schools
The New Century High Schools initiative is a new kind of partnership involving the Department of Education, the unions representing the teachers and administrators and New Visions for Public Schools—an education reform organization that works to improve schools, energize teaching and boost student achievement.

Easing the Transition from Immigrant to Citizen
The path from immigrant to citizen can be challenging, even confronting, but new state-based initiatives, such as one in Illinois, are easing the transition.

Also: A Long Island, New York, Perspective

International Philanthropy: Strategies for Change
American philanthropy may still be leading the way, but all over the globe, new philanthropists with deep are taking on both national and international problems.

Learning from Program Evaluation: Interview with Johann Mouton
Program evaluation is becoming increasingly important for foundations. In this interview, an expert on program evaluation discusses his growing field.

Recent Events
Carnegie Corporation of New York hosts a forum on hate sponsored by the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity; Vartan Gregorian speaks to the Wisemen about philanthropy; with Corporation support, the Kennedy Library and Boston Review hold a forum on Iraq; the journalism students who were named 2007 Carnegie Fellows gather at the Corporation; and more.

Foundation Roundup
A series of quick snapshots of projects and initiatives supported by foundations around the country.

Students See Hope and Opportunity in New Orleans
Three freshmen—from Tulane, Dillard and Xavier universities—share their thoughts on why going to school in New Orleans is an investment in their futures and the city’s, as well.

WEB EXTRA — Carnegie Corporation of New York has made a total of $14 million in grants to help revitalize New Orleans. In addition to $11 million in support for three New Orleans' universities--Tulane, Dillard, and Xavier--the Corporation has provided a $1 million grant to Teach for America, the national corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools, to help the organization triple the size of its New Orleans teacher corps over the next three years. In June 2007, the Corporation announced a $2 million grant to the Broadmoor Improvement Association for the reconstruction, restocking and refurnishing of the Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center, a building that serves as the historic Broadmoor neighborhood's learning, cultural and civic hub. Read a press release about the grants. Read an essay about New Orleans by Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York.

About this Issue
The Carnegie Reporter debuted seven years ago, a risky undertaking in the ever-changing world of communications.