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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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Communities for Just Schools Fund Newsletter: October 2015
The Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a new national donor collaborative that supports constituency-led organizing efforts to create positive and supportive school climates, which affirm and foster the success of all students. Building upon the groundbreaking initiatives of the Just and Fair Schools…
Author: Communities for Just Schools Fund
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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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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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Five $100,000 Purpose Prizes Awarded to Americans Making an Extraordinary Impact in their Encore Careers
2011 Winners Work to Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change, Help Immigrants in the U.S. and Improve the Lives of Orphans, Women and Children in China, Latin America SAN FRANCISCO – Civic Ventures today announced the 2011 winners of its Purpose Prize. Five social entrepreneurs over 60…
Author: Civic Ventures
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DHS sued over jail immigration holds
Chicago – An immigrants’ rights organization has filed a class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for issuing detaining orders against individuals in custody while their immigration status is being investigated. The Heartland Alliance’s National Immigrant Justice Center used the examples of two Latinos –…
Author: Fox News Latino
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LGBT Clients Who Reported Gross Mistreatment In Immigration Custody Remain Detained
The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), an Atlantic grantee, is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. This article was originally posted on NIJC’s website by Jane Zurnamer on 05 July 2011. Defending the rights…
Author: National Immigrant Justice Center
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Quinn signs death penalty ban, commutes 15 death row sentences to life
Posted by Ray Long. SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law a historic ban on the death penalty in Illinois and commuted the sentences of 15 death row inmates to life without parole. The governor said he followed his conscience. He said he…
Author: Clout Street
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Catalytic Philanthropy: Investing in Policy Advocacy
Philanthropy News Digest’s blog PhilanTopic named The Atlantic Philanthropies as an organization that has made policy advocacy a cornerstone of its philanthropic strategy in its post on why policy advocacy is one of the most important tools needed to drive social change: Policy advocacy —…
Author: PhilanTopic (Philanthropy News Digest)
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Stepping Up To The Lifetime Giving Challenge
By Betsy Brill. Last month Bill Gates and Warren Buffett issued a call to action to their fellow billionaires to publicly pledge at least half of their fortunes to philanthropy. The “Giving Pledge” initiative has already triggered generous responses from high-profile donors. In response, Eli…
Author: Forbes