Results List
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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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My Brother’s Keeper National Summit
Source: The White House
Watch Christopher G. Oechsli, Atlantic’s President and CEO, speak at this White House panel celebrating the work of the My Brother’s Keeper initiative across the U.S. The panel also included: Blair Taylor, CEO, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance Tonya Allen, President and CEO, Skillman Foundation Tony West, Executive Vice…
Resource type: Video
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Elev8 Final Report
Source: Research for Action & McClanahan Associates
An evaluation of Elev8, a full-service community school model that Atlantic began supporting in 2008, shows that despite the implementation challenges faced over the course of the initiative, the program served thousands of students and families. At the same time, evaluators found that the effort…
Resource type: Research Report
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Welcome to the School of Resiliency
It’s a Thursday morning in mid- December and Betsye Steele, principal of Ralph J. Bunche High School, is holding her weekly new-student orientation session. She sits at the small table in her office talking with Antwon, the school’s newest student, and his grandfather. As they…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Roosevelt Middle School: Bridging Cultures, Creating Community
A small blue and green globe is passed from hand to hand as parents, staff, and community partners introduce themselves and share about a cultural tradition or characteristic that they’re proud of – and that they want other members of their school community to understand…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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School-Based Health Services Help Students Develop to Their Full Potential
Oakland sixth-grader Carlos Mazariego took his first trip away from home when he travelled to Washington, D.C., for a national Elev8 youth advocacy trip. He and nine other students met with staff from the offices of California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and advocated…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Terranisha’s Story: Kids, Advocacy and Elev8
“Everyone on the bus was laughing and celebrating – we had done a great job. And then the gunshots came out of nowhere. I was scared. I just dropped to the floor and stayed there until the bus started moving.” Terranisha Douglas addresses state legislators…
Resource type: Grantee Story
