Results List
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Race in School Discipline: Study Looks at Silence Among Educators
Source: Christian Science Monitor
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Tiago Robinson greeted students in the halls of Oakland High School in 2013 before his class session working with African-American students who are struggling with grades or suspension in his Manhood Development Program in Oakland, Calif. Robinson monitored the student's grades…
Resource type: News
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Climbing toward the finish line
Source: Tony Proscio, Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society
The newest installment in our ongoing chronicle tells about the year The Atlantic Philanthropies defined how it was going to end, and what its final goals would be.Several weeks ago, Chris Oechsli, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ CEO, posted an online essay whose headline declared that Atlantic is “NOT…
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Harvest Time for The Atlantic Philanthropies – 2012-2013: Decline & Rise
Source: Tony Proscio, Duke University Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society
This report, the fourth in a series about The Atlantic Philanthropies’s concluding years, details unexpected turns in the foundation’s approach to commit its entire endowment in a limited time frame. The report covers late 2012 through the end of 2013, some three to four years…
Resource type: Research Report
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Warren Buffett Honors His Hero, the Billionaire Who Secretly Gave It All Away
Source: Forbes
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates share a common hero, the under-the-radar philanthropist Chuck Feeney. By Dan AlexanderWarren Buffett and Bill Gates are the two most iconic philanthropists in the world, having given away tens of billions to much fanfare. But their role model is Chuck…
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Atlantic and Leading Foundations Recommend Collective Action to Advance Opportunity for Young Men of Color
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Download the report (PDF)New York, NY – The Atlantic Philanthropies joined 10 of the nation’s leading foundations today in releasing a report, “A Time for Action: Mobilizing Philanthropic Support for Boys and Young Men of Color” outlining recommendations for coordinated action and funding across the…
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School Discipline Consensus Report
Source: The Council of State Governments Justice Center
The research and data on school discipline practices is clear: Millions of students are removed from their classrooms each year, overwhelmingly for minor misconduct. We can’t allow this trend to continue. Addressing staggeringly high suspension rates is essential to making school a place where students…
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…
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Graduating Seniors Testify to Elev8’s Strengths
Source: LISC Chicago
VIDEO: Graduating high school seniors speak to the value of the Chicago Elev8 program they participated in during middle school. By Gordon Walek Terranisha Douglas, left, and Amber Sims, graduating seniors at Perspectives Academy in Auburn Gresham, say the Elev8 programs they experienced in middle…
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2 Ways to Help More People Have Encore Careers
Source: Forbes
By Marc Freedman, Next Avenue Contributor(This article is adapted from The Upside of Aging, edited by Paul H. Irving.)Healthier and more energetic than their predecessors, many of those moving beyond the middle years today want continued purpose in life. They want engagement, stimulation and challenges. Many want to help. They…
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Dare to Be 100: John Gardner, Uncommon American
Source: Huffington Post
By Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford UniversityEvery life can be measured by the friends that one makes along the way. My life is incredibly richer because of the friendship of one man, John Gardner.A PBS special on his life work…
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