The Center for Advancing Opportunity supports research in removing barriers and creating opportunities in fragile communities.
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The First Step Implementation Act and the EQUAL Act will advance public safety, ensure government accountability, and foster human dignity across our nation, including residents of #fragilecommunities.
#FirstStepAct #EQUALAct #criminaljusticereform
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When workers who receive social benefits – like food stamps and housing vouchers – get a raise, how is their overall income impacted?@CraigJRich1962 and his CSEM team have launched an easy-to-use calculator to help figure it out. #welfare #income #hopeless
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Free livestream 7pm tomorrow “Helping the Community Helps Your University: New and Replicable Ways Two University Centers are Impacting Their Communities” with @CraigJRich1962 the Center for Study of Economic Mobility and @edwardjlopez @csfe_wcu #community affiliate.wcu.edu/csfe/event…
"The Justice Department ordered that individuals under home confinement due to COVID-19 must return to prison when the emergency is lifted, putting 4,500 lives in limbo, awaiting an uncertain date when their return to normalcy is taken away." #clemency
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"We must move away from a policy framework that focuses on punishment...in favor of a focus on #humanrights, #harmreduction and the social, political and economic reintegration of those who have been #incarcerated." @hhendersonphd #SecondChanceMonth
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"I have chosen to teach children who live in #fragilecommunities-where there is a vicious cycle of poverty and violence that creates constant feelings of unsafety, discomfort and insecurity-because it is my responsibility to reclaim my students' humanity." advancingopportunity.org/edu…
There has been no shortage of discourse surrounding racial and ethnic #disparities in the #criminaljustice system. In fact, the need to address these inequities have emerged as a central tenet of most viable #criminaljusticereform efforts. @cjresearchtsu advancingopportunity.org/cri…
"Our hope is to spread an infectious zeal for #education with every community in America because only education can cure society’s ills."
Casey M. Bethel, HS teacher, #K12 Science/#STEM Coordinator for 34 schools & Georgia Teacher of the Year. #EdLeaders advancingopportunity.org/edu…
"Literacy is the foundation for survival in this world, and its development, or lack thereof, can have generational and/or societal economic repercussions." Sarah Ballew Welch, Director of Instructional Services, Fannin County, GA @CtrForEduOpp #literacy advancingopportunity.org/edu…
Rasheeda Shankle once struggled as a single mother working a minimum wage job while attending college. She's now president and CEO of a nonprofit helping single-family households break the cycle of poverty. #fragilecommunities #economicmobility advancingopportunity.org/edu…
Meet Dr. Craig Richardson, distinguished professor of economics and founding director of the Center for the Study of Economic Mobility. Find out how CSEM is working to improve #socialmobility in Winston-Salem's #fragilecommunities. @CraigJRich1962
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"Just because a parent goes to prison does not mean the child loses that love." #ThrowbackThursday to our faculty grantee @DrBMuhammad1's TEDx where she describes the stigma placed on children of #incarcerated parents and celebrates their #resilience.
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As #NationalCriminalJusticeMonth ends, we highlight @hhendersonphd's recent Congressional Judiciary Committee testimony, sharing the evolutionary impact of federal drug policies on Black communities. #CriminalJustice #drugpolicy advancingopportunity.org/cri…
"Incarcerated individuals should be given access to tools to improve their lives and develop a support system so they leave prison equipped to become productive citizens."
-Ja’Ron Smith, Executive Director, Center for Advancing Opportunity #SecondChances
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Join this webinar today at 4:30pm ET! Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline: The Role of HBCUs with a panel discussion led by Dr. Erica DeCuir.
@CtrForEduOpp @AlbanyStateUniv
#k12 #teaching #learning #edequity #edutwitter
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“There are far too many economic burdens placed on future teachers and I use my voice to argue for a reversal in educational policy.” Dr. Erica DeCuir maintains a diverse teacher pipeline to serve high-needs schools in Southwest Georgia.#fragilecommunities advancingopportunity.org/edu…
While this month marks #NationalCriminalJusticeMonth, our work on this issue is every day. I invite you to look into some of our research, try and better understand the challenges within the justice system, and commit to fighting injustice. #fragilecommunities #CriminalJustice