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High Suspension and Expulsion Rates Driven by Ineffective School Policies and Practices, Not "Bad Kids"
Research Collaborative Identifies Promising Initiatives to Address Discipline Gaps by Race, Gender, Disability and Sexual Orientation > Download the Briefing Papers A group of 26 nationally recognized experts from the social science, education and legal fields – assembled three years ago with the backing of…
Author: The Discipline Disparities Collaborative
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: July 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,…
Author: Just and Fair Schools Fund
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Fair Representation for All
By Fiona MacLeod WinnerDr Ivan May Memorial AwardProBono.Org When horse-riding instructor and stable manager Gary Allpass won his legal case earlier this year for being unfairly dismissed because he is HIV-positive, he set an important precedent for others in a similar position. His legal representation…
Author: Mail & Guardian Online
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Sara Gould Joins the Foundation Center as Visiting Fellow
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cheryl LoeCommunications Project ManagerThe Foundation Center(888) 356-0354, ext. 701communications@foundationcenter.org New York, NY — February 15, 2011. Sara K. Gould, former president and CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, has joined the Foundation Center in the role of The Atlantic Philanthropies Senior Fellow.…
Author: The Foundation Center
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Human Rights update
Christmas good news storiesAs the year draws to a close, we’d like to share two recent good news stories that involve ICI clients. 1) A client, a migrant woman who experienced domestic violence, was granted a renewal of her residency status on an independent basis…
Author: Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) News Bulletin
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Legal matchmaker joining resources and genuine need
By Katy Chance. IT SEEMS entirely apposite that ProBono.Org has the street address of Women’s Jail, Constitution Hill; free legal work in SA may have had its roots in the criminal domain, but for services in matters of civil and public interest today, all roads…
Author: Business Day
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Activists tackle defence lawyers in lesbian's murder
by NATASHA JOSEPH GENDER activists say they are to lodge complaints with the Law Society of South Africa against several lawyers representing nine men accused of beating a lesbian to death more than two years ago. On February 4, 2006, Zoliswa Nkonyana, 18, was kicked,…
Author: Cape Times (South Africa)
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Not In My Back Yard - A Look At The Undocumented In Ireland
By Aisling Ryan Saint Patrick’s Day brought the usual bowl of Shamrock from Ireland, to the White House this year. But despite the festive mood on March 17, the Irish delegation was focused on developments in the immigration debate, as the Senate Judiciary Committee prepared…
Author: Irish Examiner
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When School Discipline Is Unfair: Four Ways to Do Better
A new set of reports dives deep into the complex causes of inequities in school discipline and offers details on what schools can do to create a climate that is both orderly and fair. A student gets his books from his locker at Alisal High…
Author: Christian Science Monitor
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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