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Dropouts costing Texas billions
Source: Austin American-Statesman
Original Source Communities In Schools is an Atlantic grantee. By Kate AlexanderAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF No matter how high-school dropouts are counted, Texas has a lot of them, and together they pack quite an economic punch to the gut. The students in the class of 2012 who…
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Raising Children Who Care in Times That Need It
Source: The New York Times
By ALINA TUGEND Original Source A FEW years ago, a friend of my son’s asked that, instead of getting him presents for his 11th birthday, guests donate to a certain charity. I asked my son if he would like to do something similar for his…
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The Perfect Storm
Source: The Nation
The intensifying economic crisis slams the world of nonprofit organizations. Original Source By Eyal Press In the days between Christmas and New Year's Eve, Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, sat at his desk in Lower Manhattan and reached out to people…
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As 2009 Nears, Stresses Vie with Opportunities for Atlantic and its Grantees
Source: Gara LaMarche
As 2008 draws to a close, organisations, just like individuals, should take a moment to reflect on the challenges and accomplishments of the year that is ending, and prepare for the one ahead. I’d like to do that, in this final column of an eventful…
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Answers About the City's After-School Programs
Source: The New York Times - City Room blog
By The New York Times Following is the first set of answers from Lucy N. Friedman, the president of a nonprofit organization that provides children with after-school programs. We are no longer accepting questions on this feature. Read Ms. Friedman’s biography. Read the second set…
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Teaching students 21st-century skills
Source: The Boston Globe
By Scot Lehigh IF STUDENTS are to succeed in today's complex economy, they need to know more than just English, math, science, and history. They also need a range of analytic and workplace skills. So says an important new report on 21st-century skills [PDF download…
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FOIC ruling to face challenge
Source: Yale Daily News
by Aaron Bray This July, the Elm City Resident Card celebrated both its one-year anniversary and a long-awaited court victory - although opponents are looking to cut the celebrations short. At the conclusion of months of testimony and hearings before the state Freedom of Information…
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FOIC ruling to face challenge
Source: Yale Daily News
Original Source By Aaron Bray, Staff Reporter This July, the Elm City Resident Card celebrated both its one-year anniversary and a long-awaited court victory - although opponents are looking to cut the celebrations short. At the conclusion of months of testimony and hearings before the…
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Nonprofits Adopting a For-Profit Model
Source: The New York Times
By MILLIE MUNSHI NEW YORK -- Dan Cardinali is running his nonprofit organization like a business. Communities In Schools, a national dropout prevent program, went through a painful process last year similar to a cooperate reorganization that included program cuts and layoffs. Working with a…
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Syracuse School District Names 50-Member Task Force on Student Conduct
Source: Syracuse.com
Lekia Hill, lead organizer in Syracuse for the Alliance for Quality Education, asks UCLA expert Dan Losen a question at a Sept. 30 board session. Hill was named one of 50 members of the district's new Code of Conduct Task Force. Photo: Gary WaltsBy Paul…
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