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Groups Ask Districts to Stop Using Out-of-School Suspensions
By Nirvi Shah Several national groups are asking school districts to stop suspending students out of school and replace this form of discipline with what they consider to be “more constructive” approaches that benefit students, teachers, and communities. The New York-based Dignity in Schools Campaign…
Author: Education Week
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Foundations Giving Voice to the Voiceless
By Kimberley Chin, Programme Executive, The Atlantic Philanthropies Sound policy can only be effective if it represents the experiences and voices of the people it is trying to benefit. The theme for the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) annual meeting this year, The Power of Voice,…
Author: Grantmakers In Health
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Federal Appeals Court Blocks Parts of Alabama’s Discriminatory Anti-Immigrant Law
Court Issues Order Temporarily Enjoining Business Transaction and Contract Provisions of HB 56 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.org ATLANTA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today blocked two key sections of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law pending a final ruling on the appeal. Parts of…
Author: ACLU
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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