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The Atlantic Philanthropies Announces Full Cohort of Atlantic Fellows
The Atlantic Fellows Program empowers catalytic communities of emerging leaders to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Hundreds of changemakers working to solve pressing inequality issues around the world. NEW YORK, NY — The Atlantic Fellows program made a major step forward this month…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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New Book Examines Inequality in School Discipline
Inequality in School Discipline: Research and Practice to Reduce Disparities. Editors: Russell J. Skiba, Kavitha Mediratta and M. Karega Rausch. Learn more > Inequality in School Discipline fills a critical void by providing the most current and authoritative information on what is known about disciplinary…
Author: Palgrave Macmillan
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Why are some students subjected to harsher discipline than others? How can we fix this problem?
A restorative school culture helps students stay in school and on the path to success at Oakland Unified School District. Photo: OUSD This post is an excerpt from Kavitha Mediratta and M. Karega Rausch’s introduction to Inequality in School Discipline, a new book that fills a critical void by providing the…
Author: Kavitha Mediratta and M. Karega Rausch
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Consensus on Learning Time Builds
by Catherine Gewertz Under enormous pressure to prepare students for a successful future-and fearful that standard school hours don’t offer enough time to do so-educators, policymakers, and community activists are adding more learning time to children’s lives. This issue is hot right now, said Bela…
Author: Education Week
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How ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative Just Might Save Black Boys
Photo: Thinkstock/The Root By Tanya E. Coke By linking education and criminal justice, the initiative could finally address the key problems that are holding back young men. On Thursday, President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper, a joint initiative of government, philanthropy and business leaders to improve…
Author: The Root
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The School-to-Prison Pipeline Is Targeting Your Child
The Advancement Project’s Judith Brown Dianis on how minor infractions land Black and Latino children in major trouble Most of us have heard the term the “school-to-prison” pipeline, but perhaps you aren’t completely clear on what it is or how it works. A new video…
Author: The Advancement Project, Ebony Magazine
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Suspensions To Decrease Under Revised DOE Discipline Code
By Lindsey Christ A public meeting was held in Lower Manhattan Tuesday night about proposed changes to the Department of Education’s discipline code, as the department’s statistics show that 73,000 suspensions occurred in city public schools last year. NY1’s Educational reporter Lindsey Christ filed the…
Author: NY1 News
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Charities fare well and stay positive, despite economic downturn
Charities roundtable: Centre on Philanthropy executive director Pamela Barit Nolan; Troy Lewis, president of youth for the Young Men’s Social Club; Kristin White, executive director of Raleigh International; Lisa Howie, director of the Bermuda National Gallery, and Family Centre executive director Martha Dismont. (Photo by…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Islanders need to learn to ‘age successfully’
By Jonathan Bell Bermudians need to educate themselves on how to “age successfully”, a seniors advocate has warned. “What we really need is a plan for how to educate people of all ages,” Age Concern executive director Claudette Fleming told Hamilton Rotary Club this week.…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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A bridge across the River Foyle
By Meabh Ritchie Religious feeling runs high on the two sides of Derry, but Northern Ireland’s Sharing Education Programme sees Catholic and Protestant pupils working together, reports Meabh Ritchie It may be early summer, but sheets of rain are slicing the landscape in two and…
Author: TES Connect