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Teachers are not the problem, poverty is
by Stephen Krashen, Los Angeles Regarding the Aug. 12 news article “Gates Foundation to ‘stay the course’ with approach to education policy”: Melinda Gates still thinks that teacher quality is the problem in American education. Of course...
[Convening] Advancing Racial Equity: The Role of Government – Local & Regional Government Alliance on Race and Equity
The Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) will be hosting “Advancing Racial Equity: The Role of Government,” a day-long convening on November 10th from 8:30am to 5pm immediately before this year’s Facing Race conference in Atlanta,...
Health Equity and the Role for Community Development
Douglas Jutte, MD, MPH and Colby Dailey, MPP Directors, Build Healthy Places Network Equity is a hot topic these days as our nation struggles with what is fair and just, and for whom. In philanthropy, equity is high on the agenda among major...
Anti-Racism Efforts Webinar Lead by APHA’s Dr. Camara Jones
"Racism is a system of structuring opportunity and assigning value based on the social interpretation of how one looks (which is what we call "race", that unfairly disadvantages some individuals and communities, unfairly advantages other individuals...
Q&A with Gail Christopher of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation on: Using conversations, stories to heal racial injustice
"Because of factors such as a history of racial discrimination, many Americans are locked into a cycle of unfavorable health outcomes and face unequal opportunities to factors that can support a better life, such as access to quality education and...
The Navajo Nation Just Passed a Junk Food Tax. Too Bad Junk Food is All You Can Buy.
By Tristan Ahtone In the middle of the shrubby New Mexican desert on the Navajo Nation, a gas station sat beneath a cloudless blue sky, a sign in the window advertising “Blazin’ Hot Breakfast Sausage.” A woman crossed the parking lot with a...
North Dakota Access Pipeline Will Cross Tribal Waters Despite Their Disapproval
by Yessenia Funes Two days ago (July 26), Native tribes—including the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation—received disappointing news: The Army Corps of Engineers approved permits to allow the 1,172-mile-long Dakota Access Pipeline to cross...
San Diego Climate Plan Means Big Potential for Jobs
By Johnny Magdaleno you’re poor in the United States, chances are you live in a neighborhood with higher amounts of harmful air particles than communities with higher incomes. That means more stress, more health problems and more medical bills...
Upcoming Workshop: The Future of Obesity Prevention and Treatment
Driving Action and Progress on Obesity Prevention and Treatment September 27th, 2016 – Washington, DC and Webcast Live 8:30am-4:00pm Have we tipped the scale towards achieving a healthy weight? What are the most promising opportunities that...
Embedding Equity into Economic Development
by Sarah Treuhaft, Director of Equitable Growth Initiatives, PolicyLink It is another summer in which America’s deep racial fault lines are being painfully exposed. Following the horrific violence in Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights, and Dallas, in a...