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Editorial: A Vital Boost for Education
Original Source The stimulus measure being debated in Congress contains a vital $140 billion education package that would more than double the Education Department’s discretionary budget and give the federal government unprecedented leverage over a school-reform effort that has been controlled primarily by the states.…
Author: The New York Times
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Obama Signs Kids' Health Insurance Bill
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a bill extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children. The East Room signing ceremony on Wednesday represented a much-needed win for Obama on health care a day after his administration suffered a major setback…
Author: Washington Post/AP
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance to Address the Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) — a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers — is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…
Author: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
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Philanthropic Sector Needs Robust Information Marketplace, Report Argues
Original Source Participants in the philanthropic world — from foundations and wealthy donors to the nonprofits that seek their support — should do more to create a robust marketplace of information about charitable activity if they hope to increase their social impact, a new report…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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SA sits on a powder keg - Tutu
by ELLA SMOOK Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu has warned that South Africa remains perched on a powder keg of inequality as a result of the gap between rich and poor. Delivering the keynote |address at the first international Chief of Chaplains Conference taking place in…
Author: Cape Argus (South Africa)
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Adelante Mujeres launches education project
Original Source FOREST GROVE – Adelante Mujeres is launching a new project, Champions for Early Childhood Education, focused on enhancing the services of Adelante Mujeres and partner project, PODER Family Literacy, by matching local baby boomers to low-income, Spanish-speaking immigrant children. The program was made…
Author: The Hillsboro Argus
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Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program Now Accepting Applications
Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce the 2nd year of the Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program, a unique professional fellowship opportunity. Supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies and directed by Harold Alan Pincus, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University (in collaboration with the…
Author: Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program
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In Tough Times, It's Time to Step Up
Susan Carey Dempsey. When Ted Turner made an historic announcement of a billion dollar pledge to the United Nations a decade ago, he wished out loud that lists of most generous donors would become as competitive as lists of the World’s Richest. While there’s some…
Author: International Business Times
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Senate Passes Health Insurance Bill for Children
Immigrant Clause Opens Rift By Ceci Connolly The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children, a bill that would for the first time spend federal money to cover children and pregnant women who are legal immigrants. The State…
Author: Washington Post
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Congress advances new law expanding children's health insurance program
Some 4 million more children would bring the total to more than 11 million covered In a move toward health coverage for all Americans, the Senate voted Thursday to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to include some 4.1 million uninsured children. The…
Author: Christian Science Monitor
