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From the Teachers’ Lounge to Capitol Hill
Source: TeacherPop Like any large-scale education reform, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are bound to have both benefits and drawbacks—so using blanket statements like…
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“A Murder for Murder Cannot be Justice”
Source: Amnesty International USA “A murder for murder cannot be justice,” Mani told me as we walked down the corridor of the school he went to…
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Amnesty International USA’s Human Rights Conference 2014
Source: Amnesty International USA Bring Human Rights Home at Amnesty’s 2014 Human Rights Conference and Annual General Meeting! Meet other activists, take direct action, and hear…
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Stand Out, Speak Up and Seize Control Against Big Tobacco on Kick Butts Day 2014
Organized by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and sponsored by the United Health Foundation, March 19, 2014 is Kick Butts Day – a national day…
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Register Now! Fairfax CASA 4th Annual Run for the Children 8K Race & 3K Run/Walk
What: 4th Annual Fairfax CASA Run for the Children 8K Race & 3K Run/Walk Where: In historic Fairfax City, starting and ending at the Fairfax…
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Participate in the ‘I Love My HBCU’ Video Contest March 6th – April 4th
Source: HBCUlifestyle.com The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) has declared March as “I LOVE MY HBCU month” in honor of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This…
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She Doesn’t Look Hungry to Me
Source: Feeding America Through my time at Feeding America, it’s become clear to me that many Americans have a misconception of what it means to…
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The Death Penalty is Just the Tip of an Iceberg of Injustice
Source: Amnesty International USA By Steven Hawkins For much of my working, adult life, I have been witness to the consequences of our country’s addiction…
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Second Annual Be Cruelty-Free Week
Source: The Humane Society of the United States The global Be Cruelty-Free campaign to end animal testing for cosmetics launches its second annual Be Cruelty-Free Week with…
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For More Than 400,000 Americans Living With MS, MSAA’s Programs & Services are Vital
There are over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States, each playing a crucial role in lives and social issues across the country and…
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51 Million Possibilities Thanks to Federal Employees
Source: The Washington Post Express $51 million. Despite a government shutdown and furloughs in the middle of the prime giving season, federal employees donated $51,200,000…
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Love is a Right, Hate is a Crime
Source: Amnesty International USA This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post and Amnesty International USA in the theme of “Bringing…
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