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    While mainstream media has been obsessed with Trump’s latest hijinks, Ben Carson has been doing serious damage

    Raw Story and Alex Kotch take a close look at Secretary Ben Carson’s recent nationwide listening tour. Alex details the lengths to which Secretary Carson has gone to avoid meaningful public [...]

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    Press Release: Illegal Admissions Policies Persist at Some California Charter Schools Following Review

    Nine months after scathing report shows widespread state & federal violations at charter schools, some take corrective action but exclusionary policies remain.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [...]

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    Making Progress Towards an Equal Playing Field: A Follow Up to the ACLU of Southern California and Public Advocates’ Report on Charter School Admissions Policies

    For a PDF of this statement, including a chart of schools that have  not reported back on action to correct exclusionary policies, click here; for a press release on the statement, click here. By [...]

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    Carson’s God-and-bootstraps message fails to hearten housing advocates

    April 23, 2017 – Politico’s Lorraine Woellert reports on HUD Secretary Carson’s holding forth on God and neurosurgery, but not much on housing. Guillermo Mayer of Public [...]

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    New Services for High-Need Students in Long Beach Unified School District

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    Remarks by Envision Transform Build East Palo Alto

    With the battle for social justice raging across the country, it’s gratifying to celebrate those whose work has significantly moved communities forward. Envision-Transform-Build East Palo Alto [...]

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    Remarks by our 2017 Pro Bono Champions!

    Remarks by the Pro Bono Champions at the Voices of Conscience Celebration.

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    Remarks by Fred Alvarez, Board Chair of Public Advocates

    Remarks by Public Advocates Board Chair Fred Alvarez at the Voices of Conscience Celebration.

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    Lateefah Simon’s Inspiring Words at Voices of Conscience

    Lateefah Simon was a 2017 Voices of Conscience Awardee. Simon is a nationally recognized advocate for civil rights who brings over 20 years of executive experience advancing racial and social [...]

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    Guillermo Mayer Knocks It out of the Park at Voices of Conscience 2017

    Public Advocates President and CEO Guillermo Mayer’s remarks at the Voices of Conscience Celebration.

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