This blog post marks the first of what will be many opportunities for you to read insights and opinions directly from the desks of BPI staff and supporters. Through these posts we hope to spark dialogue about topics that have…
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Bryan Stevenson is considered one of the country’s leading public interest lawyers. Founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, AL, he has gained national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of…
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Join BPI in welcoming two new Directors! Neil B. Guterman is Dean of the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. He is the director of the Beatrice Cummings Mayer Program in Violence Prevention at the School of…
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Numbers That Count: Can well-chosen measurements make a long-term difference for kids? In recent years, 28 states and dozens of school districts have adopted “early warning” systems aimed at identifying students who are “off track” on their path to high…
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Join BPI in welcoming two new Directors! Jeffrey Cummings is a litigation partner at the law firm of Miner, Barnhill & Galland, where he has worked since 1989. Throughout his career, Jeffrey has represented a variety of clients in a…
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Almost 200 leaders braved our nasty weather to attend the first forum, “Indicators at Work: Critical Questions.” Many thanks to our outstanding forum speakers, Dr. Elaine Allensworth of the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, Dr. Beshon Smith…
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Justin Tresnowski graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Law & Policy Review. During law school, Justin worked for the ACLU of Indiana, Harvard’s Legal Services Center, and the law firm of Altshuler…
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