Results List
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YUC report says zero tolerance a failure
Source: Philadelphia Public School Notebook
The School District’s zero-tolerance discipline policy does not make school safer, creates a prison-like culture, costs money - and it keeps students “one minor mistake away from having their life turned upside down,” according to a new report. Philadelphia schools, it said, rely on punitive measures…
Resource type: News
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National Consumer Organization Expands its Commitment to Quality Long-Term Care Through New Three-Year Project
Source: CNBC
WASHINGTON, Sept 29, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care (formerly NCCNHR), also known as the Consumer Voice, announces the launch of a major project, Consumers for Quality Care, No Matter Where, funded through a three-year grant by The…
Resource type: News
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Commencement at the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools
Gara LaMarche, Atlantic's President and CEO addressed the 2010 graduating class at the Children's Defense Fund Freedom Schools in Haley Farm, Knoxville, Tennessee. I want to start out by saying that I have no recollection of the commencement address when I graduated from St. Bernard’s…
Resource type: Speech
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Medical Ethics Lapses Cited in Interrogations
Source: The New York Times
By James Risen. WASHINGTON — Medical professionals who were involved in the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogations of terrorism suspects engaged in forms of human research and experimentation in violation of medical ethics and domestic and international law, according to a new report from a human rights organization. Doctors, psychologists and…
Resource type: News
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Immigration Overhaul Advocates Question Troops
Source: The New York Times
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg. WASHINGTON — In deciding to deploy up to 1,200 National Guard troops to bolster security at the Mexican border, President Obama has stepped into one of the thorniest issues facing American presidents — illegal immigration — and has confounded allies who…
Resource type: News
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New York University’s Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing to Receive AACN-GE Healthcare Pioneering Spirit Award
Source: The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University College of Nursing
New York University’s Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing to Receive AACN-GE Healthcare Pioneering Spirit Award at National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition, Washington, D.C. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing identifies and shapes best practices for care of older adults Visionary Leadership Award from the…
Resource type: News
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House Health Care Vote Transforms the Political Landscape
Source: The Huffington Post
We wake up this morning surrounded by a new political world.The House vote approving health care reform was without doubt the most significant congressional vote in the last four decades. That's because it completely transformed the American political landscape. It certainly changed America's health care…
Resource type: News
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SAGE Announces $1.5 Million in New Funding from The Calamus Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies for New Strategic Plan
Source: SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders)
Calamus Gives One of the Largest Grants in Its History to SAGE. CORRECTION: Please note the release distributed on Tuesday, December 9th was in error. The Atlantic Philanthropies grant to SAGE was not the Foundation's first gift to an LGBT organization. Please use the corrected…
Resource type: News
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Five Social Innovators in Encore Careers Win $100,000 Purpose Prize
Source: Encore Careers / Civic Ventures
The Purpose Prize and Civic Ventures are Atlantic grantees. SAN FRANCISCO - This year's winners of The Purpose Prize, a $100,000 award for social innovators in their encore careers, are using a new stage of life to do extraordinary things to improve life for millions…
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Campaign Launched to Eliminate Gender Inequities in Health Coverage
Source: PHI Blog
The National Women's Law Center and PHI are Atlantic grantees. The National Women’s Law Center has kicked off a campaign to educate women about gender inequities in health care coverage. “Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition” was launched on October 20 to mobilize…
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