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Death penalty: A pragmatic case for repeal
Momentum in the states is shifting toward the repeal of the death penalty. There are practical reasons for this: The death penalty is expensive, it does not work, and it is administered with a clear racial bias. Repealing it is a matter of justice, public…
Author: The Christian Science Monitor
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Teaching in Prison's Shadow
By Sally Lee, Executive Director, Teachers Unite Not long ago a New Haven, Conn., high school with a predominantly African-American student body had an annex for students with chronic absences and those labeled as having behavioral issues. The annex was located in the New Haven…
Author: Huffington Post
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Evaluation of family support programmes published
Genio, an Atlantic grantee, has just published a report on the evaluation of family support programmes for people with a disability in Ireland. In 2010, Genio supported four family-focused projects through small grants. The objective of these projects was to build capacity within families to…
Author: Genio
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Criminalizing Children at School
The National Rifle Association and President Obama responded to the Newtown, Conn., shootings by recommending that more police officers be placed in the nation’s schools. But a growing body of research suggests that, contrary to popular wisdom, a larger police presence in schools generally does…
Author: The New York Times
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Intergenerational Bond Keeping Families Afloat During the Recession – New Report Finds
NUI Galway’s Professor Thomas Scharf; TCD Professor Virpi Timonen; Author, Roisin Ingle; Dr Catherine Conlon, and Gemma Carney, NUI Galway Family networks and a strong bond between young and old are keeping many Irish people afloat during the recession, according to new research on the…
Author: NUI Galway
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Just and Fair Schools Fund Newsletter: April 2013
Watch this quick video to learn about the Just and Fair School Fund’s grant awards, and the youth, parents, congregations, and teachers they support around the country. Feature The Just and Fair Schools Fund is pleased to announce $3.8 million in grants over two years…
Author: Just and Fair Schools Fund
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School Discipline Reform Long Overdue, Experts Say
By Edward Graham and Helen Yoshida Photo: Getty Images As schools around the country have tightened their disciplinary policies to curtail the possibility of school violence, some experts caution that these measures are doing more harm than good. Daniel Losen, director of the Center for…
Author: NEA Today
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With Police in Schools, More Children in Court
By Erik Eckholm Craig Davis, an officer at E. L. Furr High School in Houston. Officers once issued so many citations that students felt antagonized. Photo: Michael Stravato for The New York Times HOUSTON — As school districts across the country consider placing more police…
Author: The New York Times
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Defiance no reason to suspend students, board president says
BY TERESA WATANABE L.A. Unified President Monica Garcia proposes an end to “willful defiance” suspensions. Photo: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times Administrators in the Los Angeles Unified School District would no longer be allowed to suspend students for mouthing off or other acts of…
Author: Los Angeles Times
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Keeping Kids Safe, In School, And On The Path to Success
By Kavitha Mediratta
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
