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          NEW YORK — On Thursday, May 11, 2017, the Schott Foundation for Public Education (@schottfound) marked 25 years of fighting to end educational inequities in America’s public schools by honoring grassroots, community and philanthropy figures who have led the charge for education justice.

          Among them was noted civil rights activist Rev.

          Dr. William J. Barber II, who received the foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and The Atlantic Philanthropies former Chief Strategy Advisor for Equity Initiatives and Human Capital Development Kavitha Mediratta, who received the Philanthropy Changemaker Award.

          The foundation