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The United States and the World Since 9/11: Less Safe and Less Free
Source: Gara LaMarche
One result of the Bush Administration’s striking combination of ineptitude and contempt for law and government is a growing shelf, on its way to becoming a library, of books that chronicle and analyze the ways in which constitutional rights and international law have been assaulted…
Resource type: News
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Speak Up for Health Coverage for Kids in the U.S.: Join the National Voice for Children
Source: Gara LaMarche
I’m visiting Atlantic’s programmes in Viet Nam right now, and a few days ago a provincial health official proudly told a group of us that the Government recently made health care free for all of the nine million Vietnamese children under the age of six.…
Resource type: News
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Families 'locked in poverty cycle'
Source: Irish Times
Better education levels and more economic resources mean we have an awesome responsibility to ensure that children of all backgrounds benefit from "the rising tide", President Mary McAleese said yesterday. She paid tribute to the work of staff at a Galway-based family research centre established…
Resource type: News
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Pioneering Trinity course produces first graduates
Source: Irish Times
The first students of a pioneering university course for people with intellectual disabilities complete their studies tomorrow. The 19 Trinity College students, who will be awarded certificates in contemporary living when they formally graduate in December, plan now to work in various areas including office…
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Families Wrestle With Closing Foundations
Source: Wall Street Journal
By Sally Beatty Wealthy families are setting up new philanthropic foundations in increasing numbers, but they are also shutting them down at an accelerating pace. Some of the biggest names in philanthropy are backing the idea of setting a time limit on their giving: The…
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Citizen Schools: An After-Hours Adventure
Source: Education Week
Professionals Mentoring Middle-Grades Students Boston Not long ago, an 8th grader from a hardscrabble neighborhood in this city decided on an ambitious career path: She would become a doctor. Many adults encouraged her, but when she spoke with a knowledgeable source, a Harvard University medical…
Resource type: News
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High Schools Train Students to be Entrepreneurs
Source: PBS Newshour
NewsHour Special Correspondent for Education John Merrow reports on a program that trains high school students to be entrepreneurs. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june07/entrepreneurs_01-15.html JOHN MERROW, Special Correspondent for Education: Seventeen-year-old high school senior Yesenia Mercado lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Ahead of her is a very important day.…
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Charity no longer a cottage industry
Source: Financial Times
The first thing greeting visitors to kiva.org's home page is a photograph and description of a featured business. It could be a Ugandan cobbler, a Peruvian farmer or a shopkeeper in Tajikistan. Users can make small loans to these entrepreneurs and, during the course of…
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Scheme for vulnerable children to get 36m
Source: The Irish Times
Excerpt: The Government is to co-fund a new €36 million programme aimed at helping disadvantaged and vulnerable children. Minister for Children Brian Lenihan, announced details of the €18 million funding today. The initiative is part of a joint venture with the Atlantic Philanthropies. for full-text…
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HHS Announces $15 Million Collaboration on Prevention for Older Americans
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON, July 5 /PRNewswire/ -- HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today announced a $15 million collaboration with The Atlantic Philanthropies to improve the health and quality of life for older Americans at the community level. "This collaboration, led by the Administration on Aging (AoA) and involving…
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