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Top Cops and Prosecutors Form Alliance to Battle Crime and Prison Crowding
By Simone Weichselbaum Leaders of the nation’s major police departments announced on Wednesday that they have joined forces with current and former federal, state and local prosecutors in an alliance to reduce crime as well as the country’s swollen prison population. The group, which calls…
Author: The Marshall Project
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More Caring, Less Fear
By Robert K. Ross, M.D., President and CEO of The California Endowment, and Tonya Allen, President and CEO of the Skillman Foundation, who are co-chairs of the Executives’ Alliance to Expand Opportunities for Boys and Men of Color — a growing network of nearly 40 national, regional…
Author: Huffington Post
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Atlantic Joins the White House and Leading Foundations to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Over $200 million invested to-date to address racial disparities in life outcomes Additional $70 million earmarked for school discipline, criminal justice and Elev8 grantees February 27, 2014 – The Atlantic Philanthropies announced today that they have joined with the White House and nine other…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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L.A. Schools Moving Away From Zero Tolerance Policies
Students, parents and teachers staged a rally last month in front of the L.A. Unified Schools headquarters to urge the district and School Police Department to overhaul its old system of citations for students committing minor offenses. (Gary Friedman, Los Angeles Times / August 9,…
Author: Los Angeles Times
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Bringing Everyone to the Table to Eradicate School Discipline Disparities
By Allison Brown and Kavitha Mediratta Representatives from Open Society Foundations and The Atlantic Philanthropies discuss philanthropy’s role in school discipline reform. This article was originally published in VUE magazine. Download the PDF > VUE website > The Atlantic Philanthropies funded the work of the Positive…
Author: VUE
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: February 2013
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…
Author: Just and Fair Schools Fund
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When High School Students Are Treated Like Prisoners
Advocacy groups are calling for a reduction in the use of police officers in schools. Photo: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images By Molly Knefel As students in New York City return to school for the fall, a coalition of youth and legal advocacy…
Author: Rolling Stone
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Average of Five Students Arrested Per Day at City Schools Last Fall
Students and advocates rally at police headquarters after the release of data on arrests and police incidents at city schools. Photo: Gotham Schools By Rachel Cromidas Police officers arrested more students and handed out more tickets in schools as the school year got underway, according…
Author: Gotham Schools
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Judge Finds NYPD Routinely Makes Unconstitutional Street Stops Outside Clean Halls Buildings Across the Bronx
The New York Civil Liberties Union is an Atlantic grantee through the Reconciliation & Human Rights programme in the United States. January 8, 2013 — The NYPD has a pattern and practice of illegally stopping innocent people in public areas outside thousands of private apartment buildings…
Author: New York Civil Liberties Union
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The Moral Case for Change
By Gara LaMarche. Note: This article is adapted from a speech by Gara LaMarche called “The Moral Life of Philanthropy,” given at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in September 2010. You can read the full speech here In 1965, Bill Moyers, then a young White…
Author: Yes! Magazine