Results List
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High Suspension and Expulsion Rates Driven by Ineffective School Policies and Practices, Not "Bad Kids"
Source: The Discipline Disparities Collaborative
Research Collaborative Identifies Promising Initiatives to Address Discipline Gaps by Race, Gender, Disability and Sexual Orientation > Download the Briefing PapersA group of 26 nationally recognized experts from the social science, education and legal fields – assembled three years ago with the backing of two…
Resource type: News
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Rethinking School Discipline for Better Opportunities
Source: Huffington Post
By Kavitha MedirattaZero tolerance school discipline policies leave young men of color most vulnerable -- but it doesn't have to be that way.All young people should have the opportunity to succeed. It's a fundamentally American argument, and also the core value of the initiative that…
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On the Joint Initiative to Expand Opportunities for Young Men of Color
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies are pleased to join with our foundation partners, the White House and leading U.S. businesses to improve opportunities for the most disadvantaged among us. Our commitment to this initiative stems from our longstanding focus on promoting equal opportunity and racial equity in…
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Children's Rights Alliance Report Card 2014: System Change Started But Many Children Still Out In the Cold
Source: Children's Rights Alliance
The Children’s Rights Alliance today published the sixth in their annual series of Report Cards. The Report Card grades Government’s performance on issues and policies affecting children against their own stated commitments in the Programme for Government 2011-2016. The Government receives an overall C grade this year, reflecting…
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Brief: Elev8 Chicago: Demonstrating the Power and Potential of Community Schools
Source: Elev8 Chicago
Communities across the country are grappling with the challenge of preparing young people for a bright future. Elev8 Chicago – an Atlantic-supported initiative to strengthen community schools by providing, school-based health services and after-school programmes and enhancing family engagement – has made a positive difference…
Resource type: Research Report
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Evaluation of Programme to Protect Children from Domestic Violence
Source: University of Lincoln
Children who experience domestic abuse can be forgotten victims. Mayo Children's Initiative (MCI Ireland), a programme in rural Ireland, made "spectacular progress" in reaching these children and is a model for other countries to follow, according to the lead researcher of an evaluation carried out…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Affordable Care Act Turns 3!
MomsRising is an Atlantic grantee through the Children & Youth programme in the United States. Posted March 21st, 2013 by Ashley BoydThree years ago this Saturday, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama. Since then, the law has both…
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School-Based Health Centers in an Era of Health Care Reform: Building on History
Source: The University of California, San Francisco, Department of Family Health Care Nursing
School-based health centres (SBHCs) play an important role in improving the health and well-being of youth, according to an article in Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care Journal prepared by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, Department of Family Health Care Nursing.…
Resource type: Research Report
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Programme Identifies How to Improve Children’s Literacy in Disadvantaged Communities
Source: Childhood Development Initiative
A major research programme has identified an effective approach to improve children’s literacy in disadvantaged communities – and recommended this approach become available to other communities wanting to improve early childhood literacy. Launching the Evaluation Report of Doodle Den, a children’s literacy programme run in…
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What's Working for Children 2011 - Conference report, presentations, and more...
Source: What's Working for Children
Highlights from the What's Working for Children 2011 Conference Evidence based practice – the what, why and how Dublin, Ireland , 11 and 12 May 2011 "Our natural resource is our children; they will form the next generation and will impact the economy…
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