Results List
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Oakland Health Career Pathways: Resource Study
Source: APA Consulting
The Oakland Health Pathways Project (OHPP) is a joint initiative of OUSD, the Alameda Health System, and the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency. The initiative is designed to improve educational and long-term employment outcomes for youth of color in Oakland (Alameda County), California, while…
Resource type: Research Report
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Zero is the Hero
A fascinating look at the numbers behind The Atlantic Philanthropies' life-changing projects and world-changing impact—all thanks to the passionate pursuit of getting to zero.
Resource type: Insight
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The Student Experience in Health Career Pathways
Source: SRI Education
Key Activities, Resources, and Related Costs This brief presents findings from the Oakland Health Pathways Project (OHPP), a joint initiative of Oakland Unified School District, Alameda Health System, and Alameda County Health Care Services Agency. The initiative is designed to improve educational and long-term employment…
Resource type: Research Report
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Monitoring Educational Equity
Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Disparities in educational attainment among population groups have characterized the United States throughout its history. Education is sometimes characterized as the “great equalizer,” but to date, the country has not found ways to successfully address the adverse effects of socioeconomic circumstances, prejudice, and discrimination that…
Resource type: Research Report
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How Education and Industry Partner on Work-Based Learning
Source: SRI Education
Lessons Learned from an Evaluation of Oakland Health Pathways This brief presents findings from the Oakland Health Pathways Project (OHPP), a joint initiative of Oakland Unified School District, Alameda Health System, and Alameda County Health Care Services Agency. The initiative is designed to improve educational…
Resource type: Research Report
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Cook County, Illinois, State’s Attorney Election and Accountability: From Protest to Power
Source: Barsoum Policy Consulting
This case study was commissioned by the Civic Participation Action Fund, an Atlantic grantee. Cook County, Illinois, was one of the first jurisdictions to focus on electing a progressive prosecutor—a criminal justice reform strategy now being used across the United States. Kim Foxx was…
Resource type: Case Study
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Harris County, Texas, District Attorney Election and Accountability: Building Electoral Power for Criminal Justice Reform
Source: Barsoum Policy Consulting
This case study was commissioned by the Civic Participation Action Fund, an Atlantic grantee. The 2016 election of Kim Ogg as district attorney (DA) in Harris County, Texas, was part of a Democratic electoral wave that extended from the presidential candidate to down ballot races…
Resource type: Case Study
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Prosecutorial Campaigns: A Strategy to Mobilize and Engage Communities of Color
Source: Barsoum Policy Consulting
Commissioned by the Civic Participation Action Fund (CPAF), this report synthesizes the findings and the lessons learned from case studies of Cook County, Illinois, and Harris County, Texas, describing district attorney (DA) election campaigns and post-election work to hold the newly elected DAs accountable. These…
Resource type: Research Report
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Innovations That Have Transformed the Health System in South Africa
Source: Irwin Friedman
This report describes the impact of Atlantic’s $178 million investment to improve population health in South Africa from 2004 to 2016. In the early 2000s, South Africa was gripped by quadruple epidemics: (1) escalating HIV and AIDS infections and deaths; (2) maternal and child disease;…
Resource type: Research Report
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Working Toward a Healthy Vietnam: Key Policy Messages From the VASS-SSRC Project
Source: Social Science Research Council
Vietnamese Version HÀNH ĐỘNG HƯỚNG ĐẾN MỘT VIỆT NAM KHỎE MẠNH: THÔNG ĐIỆP CHÍNH SÁCH CHÍNH YẾU CỦA DỰ ÁN VASS-SSRC (PDF) This brief provides key policy messages based on a large-scale longitudinal study from 2008 to 2016 in twelve communes in three Vietnamese provinces…
Resource type: Research Report