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Immigration Overhaul Advocates Question Troops
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. WASHINGTON — In deciding to deploy up to 1,200 National Guard troops to bolster security at the Mexican border, President Obama has stepped into one of the thorniest issues facing American presidents — illegal immigration — and has confounded allies who…
Author: The New York Times
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Newsmakers: Richard Barth, Chief Executive Officer, KIPP Foundation
Original Source KIPP and Teach for America are Atlantic grantees. Richard Barth, Chief Executive Officer, KIPP Foundation The Obama administration has thrown down the gauntlet to educators and legislators to fix “an education system that used to be…the best in the world, and no longer…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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Immigrant Wins Award For Scholarship Work
Original Source and Audio by Nancy Mullane A Mexican immigrant gardener in the Bay Area has just been awarded a $100,000 National Purpose Prize for his work raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to send Hispanic kids to college. Catalino Tapia saved all his money to send…
Author: NPR / All Things Considered
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Miami-Dade Voters Give a Great Gift to Children, Say Yes to The Children's Trust
Original Source Miami, FL Aug. 27, 2008 Miami-Dade County voters gave a huge thumbs up to children and families by voting Tuesday to reauthorize The Children’s Trust. More than 85 percent of voters approved the referendum to permanently establish The Children’s Trust as the children’s…
Author: The Children's Trust
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NCLR Annual Conference in San Diego to Feature Prominent Speakers and Current Newsmakers
On July 15, 2008, Gara LaMarche, President of The Atlantic Philanthropies, and The Atlantic Philanthropies received the Raul Yzaguirre President’s Award from the National Council of La Raza. Below is the press release. NCLR ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN SAN DIEGO TO FEATURE PROMINENT SPEAKERS AND CURRENT…
Author: National Council of La Raza
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Teen maternity rates fall sharply
Washington teenagers are having babies at the lowest rate since the 1970s, even outpacing a national decline among women who become mothers before they turn 20. In 2004, there were 31 births for every 1,000 Washington teens aged 15 to 19, according to a report…
Author: The Seattle Times
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The Innovation of Age
Purpose Prize honors achievements of older Americans who use their talents to solve social issues They might not seem to have much in common: a chief executive officer making his multinational corporation more environmentally friendly, a former physical-education teacher now training search-and-rescue dogs, an erstwhile…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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What We’ve Learned: Helping Remaining Uninsured Obtain Health Coverage
By Benjamin Kerman and Annmarie Benedict, The Atlantic Philanthropies It’s been almost three years since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) went into full effect. During that time, 13 million people gained health insurance coverage. With open enrollment starting tomorrow, communities have another opportunity to extend…
Author: Georgetown Center for Children and Families
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After Spring Valley: Making Schools Safe and Supportive
The video shows a South Carolina school officer grabbing a high school student from her chair, knocking her to the floor and dragging her across the classroom. As a native of South Carolina, I watched with complete horror and sadness the viral video of a…
Author: Tasha Tucker, Associate Programme Executive, Racial Equity at The Atlantic Philanthropies.
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Maryland approves new school discipline regulations
By Donna St. George, Tuesday, January 28 Maryland education leaders approved the most sweeping changes in decades to state discipline policies Tuesday morning, culminating a four-year effort intended to reform approaches to student punishment, increase time in school and end racial disparities in suspensions. The Maryland State Board of…
Author: The Washington Post