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DC Civil Rights Organizations Fail to Represent Education Civil Rights Agenda
By Judith Browne Dianis, John H. Jackson and Pedro Noguera In recent weeks, a few national civil rights organizations including the National Council of La Raza, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the League of United Latin American Citizens and National Urban…
Author: The Hill
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Groups Ask Districts to Stop Using Out-of-School Suspensions
By Nirvi Shah Several national groups are asking school districts to stop suspending students out of school and replace this form of discipline with what they consider to be “more constructive” approaches that benefit students, teachers, and communities. The New York-based Dignity in Schools Campaign…
Author: Education Week
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School Discipline Reform and the Role of Atlantic Philanthropies
By Kiersten Marek Atlantic Philanthropies’ work in the area of school discipline reform is a particularly striking example of how limited-life philanthropy can play a key role in social movements for children and youth. Atlantic Philanthropies has a large and diverse giving portfolio, covering the areas…
Author: The Chronicle of Social Change
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Philanthropy's Role in Promoting Positive Approaches to School Discipline
By Kavitha Mediratta Last year, at the beginning of ninth grade, my son’s friend Emmanuel was suspended from school for bringing a brick to class. Emmanuel had found the brick in the schoolyard, and with the satirical wit of a 14-year-old, named it “Softie” and…
Author: American Educator
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From Social Movement to Social Change: Philanthropy and School Discipline Reform
By David Callahan What role does philanthropy play in social movements? It’s an interesting question, and there’s a long history of funder involvement in different movements—from civil rights in the 1960s to LGBT rights in the past decade. Just last week, I wrote about the role of…
Author: Inside Philanthropy
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A National Call to Stop Using Out-of-School Suspensions
By Tim Walker Students, educators, parents, and community leaders have launched a national call for a moratorium on out-of-school suspensions and for schools to adopt more constructive disciplinary policies that benefit students, classrooms and communities. The Solutions Not Suspensions initiative, announced last Tuesday at an event led…
Author: NEA Today
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How Our Schools Are Holding Black Girls Back
By Lori Bezahler, Cassie Schwerner and Kavitha Mediratta Lori Bezahler is the President of the Edward W. Hazen Foundation. Cassie Schwerner is Senior Vice President of Programs at the Schott Foundation for Public Education. Kavitha Mediratta is Head of Racial Equity Programs at The Atlantic…
Author: TIME
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