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Lessons on School Discipline, from South Carolina to NYC
Source: City & State
By Miaija Jawara and Kesi Foster [caption id="attachment_54276" align="alignright" width="300"] Mayor Bill de Blasio announcing a contract deal last year with the union that represents school safety agents. (Photo: Rob Bennett/Mayoral Photography Office)[/caption] When the world saw the recent video of a white police officer…
Resource type: News
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Our Work in the Republic of Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Between 1987 and 2014, Atlantic invested more than $1.2 billion (€1 billion) in the Republic of Ireland to stimulate a knowledge economy by rebuilding the higher education system, protect and expand human and civil rights, and fundamentally transform the design and delivery of services for…
Resource type: Video
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The Atlantic Philanthropies in the Republic of Ireland: 1987-2014
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Note: In 2017, we published an updated version of this report as part of our Country Books series. Between 1987 and 2014, Atlantic invested over $1.2 billion in the Republic of Ireland to strengthen and grow the higher education system, stimulate a knowledge economy, protect…
Resource type: Research Report
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One Year Into My Brother's Keeper – What We've Done and What's to Come
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
By Kavitha Mediratta Head of Racial Equity Programs The Atlantic Philanthropies As today's reports from President Obama's My Brother's Keeper initiative and the Executives' Alliance for Boys and Men of Color make clear, tremendous work has been done in the past year. And much more…
Resource type: News
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New National Collaborative Aims to Improve Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color
Source: University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Improving Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color: New National Collaborative Aims to Identify and Share Best Practices and Fund Cross-Cutting Academic and Community-Based ResearchA new multifaceted effort, RISE (Research, Integration, Strategy and Evaluation) for Boys and Men of Color, has launched to identify and…
Resource type: News
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Ten Years of Learning
Source: Centre for Effective Services
For more than a decade, the Atlantic Philanthropies, sometimes in conjunction with Government and other organisations, has invested over €127 million/£105 million in 30 partner agencies and community groups running 52 prevention and early intervention services and programmes across the island of Ireland. This document…
Resource type: Research Report
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Statement from 11 Leading Philanthropies in Response to White House Report on Young Men of Color
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies, The California Endowment, Ford Foundation, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Kapor Center for Social Impact, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Today, the White House’s My Brother’s Keeper Task Force released…
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…
Resource type: News
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How ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative Just Might Save Black Boys
Source: The Root
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="660"] Photo: Thinkstock/The Root[/caption] By Tanya E. Coke By linking education and criminal justice, the initiative could finally address the key problems that are holding back young men. On Thursday, President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper, a joint initiative of government, philanthropy and…
Resource type: News
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A Model Code on Education and Dignity
Source: Dignity in Schools Campaign
Current educational policies and practices are pushing millions of young people out of school. This “pushout” crisis is fueled by many factors, including zero-tolerance and other punitive discipline policies. This report presents a set of recommended policies to schools, districts and legislators to help end school pushout…
Resource type: Research Report