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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: July 2012
The Just and Fair Schools Fund (JFSF) at Public Interest Projects 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,…
Author: Just and Fair Schools Fund
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Grantees Welcome New Federal Guidelines Addressing Discipline in Schools
Atlantic grantees working for school discipline reform welcomed the federal government’s announcement of new school guidelines that discourage the use of zero tolerance school discipline polices. Daniel J. Losen, director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, called the action “huge.” “The guidelines put all…
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To Keep Kids Out of Trouble—And Prison—Teach Them to Understand Their Emotions
A restorative circle at MetWest High School in Oakland, Calif. Image by Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth and Oakland Unified School District. After teaching students to understand and talk through their conflicts, schools in Denver and Los Angeles have seen major reductions in disciplinary action.…
Author: YES! Magazine
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Advocacy by 13 N.C. Nonprofits Brings Statewide Benefits
Washington, D.C. (5/07/2009) – For every dollar that foundations and other funding sources gave to support advocacy, organizing and civic engagement efforts by 13 nonprofit organizations in North Carolina, state residents received $89 in benefits. This is one of the findings in a new report…
Author: National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP)
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$18 Million Grant Supports Chicago Middle-School Students
To increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award a major grant to support a five-school effort over four years. The grant…
Author: PNN Online
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UCSF Works to Improve Lives of Oakland Middle-School Students
The Havenscourt Health Center recently opened in an Oakland middle school to serve youth and families as part of the Elev8 project. UCSF, the Oakland Unified School District and an array of community-based partners are embarking on a quest to improve the lives of disadvantaged…
Author: UCSF
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Job Posting: Executive Director, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) is an Atlantic grantee through the Population Health programme. Position Description Search for the Executive Director Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) Oakland, CA Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (“MEDICC”), a highly regarded non-profit organization working to enhance cooperation among the US,…
Author: Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
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Global Health to Launch Hub at UCSF With $20 Million Gift
Jaime Sepúlveda, who leads UCSF Global Health Sciences, discusses the impact of philanthropist Chuck Feeney’s $20 million gift on students, Mission Bay and health worldwide. Click here to watch a version of the video in Spanish. By Kristen Bole The University of California, San Francisco…
Author: University of California San Francisco
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Viet Nam Journal: Over 11 Years, Atlantic Grants Help Spur a Country’s Transformation in Health
Several of the staff of the Hue Central Hospital were kind enough to come to work last Sunday morning to give my Atlantic colleagues and me a tour of what has become a world-class facility in the ten years since our Founding Chairman, Chuck Feeney,…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Four Successful Innovators Earn UCSF’s Highest Honor
By Leland Kim on April 3, 2012 Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will bestow the University’s highest honor to four internationally renowned innovators and leaders for outstanding contributions in areas associated with UCSF’s mission to advance health worldwide. She will present the UCSF Medal at the 2012 Founder’s Day…
Author: University of California, San Francisco