Results List
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Reforming School Discipline Policies to Improve Children's Success
By Kavitha Mediratta Head of Racial Equity Programmes, The Atlantic Philanthropies In recent months, we have seen an outpouring of protest by communities of color against aggressive policing and the trauma and violence these tactics engender. A similar phenomenon is occurring in our schools, where…
Author: Grantmakers In Health
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Foundations Giving Voice to the Voiceless
By Kimberley Chin, Programme Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies Sound policy can only be effective if it represents the experiences and voices of the people it is trying to benefit. The theme for the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) annual meeting this year, The Power of Voice,…
Author: Grantmakers In Health
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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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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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Department of Education Data Show Urgent Need to Address Racial Disparities in School Discipline
Today Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, announced the results of the latest Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) – a national survey of 72,000 schools – which shows that racial disparities in school discipline, including suspensions, expulsions and arrests, remain alarmingly high in districts and states across the…
Author: Dignity in Schools Coalition
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Repairing Our Broken Justice System
By Gara LaMarche. This article appeared in the October 5, 2009 edition of The Nation. Since the levees burst in New Orleans and the interstate bridge collapsed in Minnesota, much has been written and said about the need to repair the nation’s infrastructure, too much…
Author: The Nation
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De Blasio Administration Announces New School Climate Initiatives to Make NYC Schools Safer, Fairer and More Transparent
Proposed updates to the discipline code include an end to suspensions for students in grades K-2 For the first time, NYPD releases expanded school safety data on school-based arrests, summonses and handcuffing New scanning policy establishes official process based on data with NYPD oversight for…
Author: The City of New York
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The Caring Majority: Dignity for Older Adults and Those Who Care for Them
Maryann Jacob Macias, Atlantic’s Associate Programme Executive in the United States. All older adults have a right to quality care. Atlantic has a long history of supporting policies and standards to better address the needs of the growing population of older adults in the U.S.…
Author: Maryann Jacob Macias, Associate Programme Executive at The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Brave New Films Launches Diversity Fellowship
Award winning documentary company partners with The Atlantic Philanthropies to train people of color in the areas of film and social media Culver City, California (August 12, 2015) – Production Company Brave New Films, headed by award winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald has partnered with The Atlantic…
Author: Brave New Films
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Education Department: Civil Rights Laws Apply Equally to Charters
By Evie Blad (cross-posted from Charters & Choice) The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued guidance today clarifying that charter schools have the same obligations to abide by federal civil rights laws as regular public schools. The “Dear Colleague” letter by Assistant…
Author: Education Week
