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How We Adopted the Fourth of July
Perhaps because America is a nation of immigrants, immigration has always been a fraught political issue. How immigrants define themselves and how the laws determine who is welcome and who is not have played out in various ways throughout American history. Yet immigrants are among…
Author: The New York Times
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Victim's race skews death penalty
Someone accused of killing a white person in North Carolina is nearly three times as likely to get the death penalty than someone accused of killing a black person, according to a study released Thursday by two researchers who looked at death sentences over a…
Author: News Observer
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Has Inclusiveness Taken Hold in Philanthropy?
How well are minorities represented within foundation staff and boards, and how well are the less advantaged served through grants? In June 2009, a group of nonprofit leaders had a candid panel discussion on diversity in philanthropy, referencing the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ new report, Philanthropy…
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Budget cuts affect schools differently, youths find
Original Source UCLA is an Atlantic grantee. California’s education funding has been cut by $17 billion in the last two budget deals, and schools are suffering. But some students are hurting more than others, according to a group of high school student researchers who presented…
Author: UCLA Today
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The Debate Continues: NCRP Report Should Spur Reflection About Social Justice, Not Attacks
Original Source By: Gara LaMarche The recent report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), “ Philanthropy at its Best: Benchmarks to Assess and Enhance Grantmaking Impact,” has stirred up a storm among foundations not seen since, well…the last time foundations were called upon to be more…
Author: The Council on Foundations
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What 'Yes, We Can' Should Mean for Our Schools
Original Source By Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin In 1994, we founded KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, by starting one middle school in the South Bronx and one in Houston. Today, KIPP is a growing network of 66 public charter schools serving 17,000 children…
Author: Washington Post (Op-Ed)
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Correcting Bush's Math on Afterschool for Kids
From time to time, Atlantic Currents will be written by my colleagues at Atlantic and by the staff of organisations we support. This week, two programme executives with Atlantic’s U.S. Children & Youth Programme, Nicole Gallant and Marisha Wignaraja, share their thoughts about the importance…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Families Wrestle With Closing Foundations
By Sally Beatty Wealthy families are setting up new philanthropic foundations in increasing numbers, but they are also shutting them down at an accelerating pace. Some of the biggest names in philanthropy are backing the idea of setting a time limit on their giving: The…
Author: Wall Street Journal
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A Day in May: Real Lives, True Stories
A Day in May: Real Lives, True Stories (Merrion Press) On May 23, 2015 the Republic of Ireland made history by becoming the first country in the world to introduce marriage equality by popular vote. Charlie Bird, an award-winning journalist and broadcaster, traveled across the country to record the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Atlantic and The California Endowment Commit $12.2 Million for Healthcare Career Pathways In Oakland Unified School District
Grants will support and expand pathways to healthcare careers in Oakland The Atlantic Philanthropies and The California Endowment today announced $12.2 million in grants to the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and Alameda Health Care Services Agency (HCSA) to support and expand health career pathways…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
