Appleseed in the News

Hamden Does Well in Schools Study

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMT

New Haven Register story on Appleseed's Same Starting Line report focuses on Connecticut school district that homes in on equity when allocating resources among schools within its district.

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NEA Today

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMT

Report Calls For More Experienced Teachers in Low-Performing Schools

February 4, 2011

By Mary Ellen Flannery

When school boards don’t create incentives for experienced, highly qualified teachers to teach in their poorest schools, the kids in those schools are denied the same resources and opportunities to learn that middle-class kids get every day, says a newly report from Appleseed, a national network of public interest justice centers.

Their report, called “The Same Starting Line,” was based on interviews and data from school districts in five states across the nation. In all, Appleseed found a disturbing emphasis on outcomes, but much less attention to the kinds of things that help kids cross the finish line, like teacher quality.

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The Financial Times

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:00:00 GMT

The Financial Times has recognized the work of Appleseed and two of its pro bono partners on major projects developed by Appleseed.

In its 2010 recognition of leading firms engaging in socially responsible work, DLA Piper received the most points of all firms noted for its partnership with Mexico Appleseed. The path-breaking partnership was developed to help Mexico Appleseed build its structure and capacity for doing pro bono work.

A section of the special report was devoted to DLA Piper’s Lisa Dewey, the firm’s first “pure” pro bono partner who has been building the firm’s pro bono projects. Dewey was listed as one of the United States’ 10 leading innovative attorneys. Dewey was selected from a list of 55 innovators gathered by a consulting group for The Financial Times.

In addition, Latham & Watkins, another pro bono partner, was commended for its work on the Assembly Line Injustice report, Appleseed’s largest project, which involved more than 100 attorneys who reviewed the accuracy, efficiency and legitimacy of the nation’s immigration court system.

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