Results List
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: May 2012
Source: Just and Fair Schools Fund
The Just and Fair Schools Fund supports grassroots organising initiatives that work to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices - and that uphold the right to education for all youth. Our newsletter shares updates on parent- and youth-led victories, partner spotlights, news, and resources to promote positive…
Resource type: News
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Communities In Schools to Receive Major Grant From the Corporation for National and Community Service
Source: Communities In Schools (Release)
Investment Will be Used to Improve the Lives of Young People Nationwide ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Communities In Schools, the nation's largest dropout prevention organization, is proud to announce that it is one of only three national organizations to receive a competitive grant…
Resource type: News
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: February 2013
Source: Just and Fair Schools Fund
The Just and Fair Schools Fund (JFSF) supports grassroots organizing initiatives that work to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices - and that uphold the right to education for all youth. Our newsletter shares updates on parent-, youth-, and congregation-led victories, partner spotlights, news, and resources to…
Resource type: News
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Citizen Schools: An After-Hours Adventure
Source: Education Week
Professionals Mentoring Middle-Grades Students Boston Not long ago, an 8th grader from a hardscrabble neighborhood in this city decided on an ambitious career path: She would become a doctor. Many adults encouraged her, but when she spoke with a knowledgeable source, a Harvard University medical…
Resource type: News
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Research Review Gives Thumbs Up to Community Schools Approach
Source: Education Week
By Holly YettickIn the wake of newly elected New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's pledge to open 100 community schools, a report released Tuesday finds promise in this type of educational intervention. The study, supported in part with a grant from an organization founded by…
Resource type: News
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Mayor Daley Says "Elev8 Chicago," A Public-Private Partnership In Five Chicago Public Schools, Has Shown Early Success
Source: Chicago Mayor's Press Office
Program Operates On-Site Health Centers, Extends School Building Hours, Promotes Parental and Community Involvement. Mayor Richard M. Daley today said "Elev8 Chicago," a broad-based public-private partnership that represents an innovative approach to education, adolescent health and community development, has shown early success in meeting its…
Resource type: News
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Out-of-School Time in Elev8 Community Schools
Source: Research for Action & McClanahan Associates, Inc.
A solid, high-quality education is a key to successful adulthood; however, young people from low-income families and communities often face a myriad of educational and academic challenges that put them at risk for ongoing disadvantage in life. The Atlantic Philanthropies and others support community schools…
Resource type: Evaluation
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Communities for Just Schools Fund Newsletter: October 2015
Source: Communities for Just Schools Fund
The Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a new national donor collaborative that supports constituency-led organizing efforts to create positive and supportive school climates, which affirm and foster the success of all students. Building upon the groundbreaking initiatives of the Just and Fair Schools…
Resource type: News
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Brief: Elev8 Chicago: Demonstrating the Power and Potential of Community Schools
Source: Elev8 Chicago
Communities across the country are grappling with the challenge of preparing young people for a bright future. Elev8 Chicago – an Atlantic-supported initiative to strengthen community schools by providing, school-based health services and after-school programmes and enhancing family engagement – has made a positive difference…
Resource type: Research Report
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Disclosure of Affiliations
Our Board of Directors and management and staff generally must absent themselves from deliberations about grantees and vendors with whom they or their family members have a relationship. The code supplements this recusal duty by requiring public disclosure of these relationships. Vendor Affiliations The following list…
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