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Youth Leaders to Join Secretary Duncan, Officials, Policymakers for U.S. Education Department's National Youth Summit
Students from high schools and middle schools across the country will travel to Washington this weekend to join administration officials and education policy leaders for the U.S. Department of Education’s “Voices in Action: National Youth Summit,”taking place at Howard University on Saturday, Feb. 26. The…
Author: U.S. Department of Education
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Atlantic's Founding Chairman Chuck Feeney Joins the Giving Pledge
Atlantic’s Founding Chairman Charles “Chuck” Feeney became the 59th signatory of the Giving Pledge, an effort conceived by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffet to invite the wealthiest individuals and families in America to commit to giving the majority of their wealth to philanthropy. …
Author: The Giving Pledge
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Judge Steve Teske: A Perfect Storm, An Imperfect System Equals Injustice
We moved to Clayton County, GA in 1974. I was 14 years old. I had lived in nine different cities from California to New York, and back to our southern roots when my father was transferred to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Author: Juvenile Justice
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Letter to the Editor: Partisan Politics Could Pose 'Toxic Threat’ to Foundations
To the Editor: William Schambra is a friend and my foundation supports his Bradley Center’s stimulating series of philanthropy forums, but he is at it again (“Grant Makers’ Support of Obama May Haunt Them After Midterm Polls,” October 21). His attack on Grantmakers in Health…
Author: The Chronicle of Philanthropy