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By Melanie Lefkowitz The archives of The Atlantic Philanthropies, among the world’s largest and most influential foundations, will be housed permanently at Cornell. The archives, which will serve as an important resource for philanthropists and historians, document roughly $8 billion in Atlantic grants over three…

By Sheila Hoag, Senior Researcher, and Debra Lipson, Senior Fellow, Mathematica Policy Research Traditionally, state and local Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) staff have conducted outreach to uninsured children eligible to help enroll them into these public coverage options. Advocates have also organized public education…

By Kelly Henning As the United Nations (UN) meets this week to formally adopt the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it will set the stage for dealing with a worldwide scourge—road crashes and the growing rates of traffic deaths and injuries. Road crashes kill more…

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Shay McAleer waiting for class to start at the School of Speech and Drama, a program that takes place at the Millenium Forum, Derry/Londonderry.[/caption] In a region still healing from political conflict, shared spaces for culture and education promote reconciliation and…

A deep-red state shows the way, with conservatives in the lead.By Shari SilbersteinOn Wednesday, Nebraska senators voted 30-19 to override a gubernatorial veto and end the death penalty. Nebraska’s Senate maintains a uniquely non-partisan structure, but each senator’s party affiliation is well known – and…

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…

By Kavitha Mediratta Head of Racial Equity Programmes, The Atlantic Philanthropies In recent months, we have seen an outpouring of protest by communities of color against aggressive policing and the trauma and violence these tactics engender. A similar phenomenon is occurring in our schools, where…

Under the U.S Constitution, as well as federal and New York state laws, students and their parents have the right to due process prior to suspension or expulsion from school. Yet a significant number of New York City charter schools have adopted discipline policies that…

Black girls in the U.S. were suspended six times more than white girls, according to recent federal data. Girls of color also face specific factors that push them out of school, like sexual assault, criminalization and teacher stereotyping, yet girls are often excluded from current…

Photo: Alison Yin for EdSource TodayBy Jane Meredith AdamsIt’s a belief repeated every day by teachers, principals and parents of rule-abiding children: Suspending disruptive students will allow the rest of the class to settle down and learn. But a new, large study calls this rationale into question.The…