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The Time Is Right to End ‘Zero Tolerance’ in Schools
Source: Education Week
By Gara LaMarcheIt is too early to know whether the current wave of school reforms will lead to lasting improvements in student achievement. But it is not too early to note that many of these reforms have a troubling consequence: a doubling-down on harsh, ineffective zero-tolerance…
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Zuma's call to nurses
Source: Health-E
SANDTON - Nurses should invoke the spirits of their noble predecessors Florence Nightingale, Cecilia Makiwane and Henrietta Stockdale and restore the profession to its rightful place in society, President Jacob Zuma told a Nursing Summit. Two thousand nurses from around the country have converged on…
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Couple happy to play part in Ireland's 'big step'
Source: The Irish Times
By PAMELA DUNCANWHEN BARRY Dignam and Hugh Walsh first met almost 20 years ago, homosexuality was still illegal; neither man envisaged then a time where their relationship would be legally recognised by the Irish State.Yet today, 17 years after they started going out, they will…
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Transforming the Lives of At-Risk Youth
The Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Bermuda is more than an organisation – it is a way of life. The programme is an emerging, grassroots initiative that provides youth with the opportunity to explore their ideas, identity and future among peers, with the support and guidance from elders.…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Determining the True Scope of Ageism Throughout Ireland
Ageism is the most common form of workplace discrimination occurring in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Research has found that one in five people experience some form of age-based discrimination at the workplace. But ageism is not confined to employment. Ageism affects…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Ireland’s First Centre of Expertise in Geriatric Care
Doctors, researchers and clinical staff at the Centre on Excellence in Ageing at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin are well on their way to changing the care of older people in Ireland. Only two years old, the Centre, led by Dr. Rose Anne Kenny, is…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Strengthening Human Rights for the Disadvantaged
The Irish Human Rights Commission, the Belfast Agreement, the European Union Charter on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, the European Convention on Human Rights and the proposed all-Ireland Charter of Rights present opportunities to achieve improvements in the ability of disadvantaged people to access the rights…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Collaborating on Transportation for Older Adults Across Geographies
In October, Atlantic funded a U.S. study tour for representatives from Bermudian and Irish charitable organisations intended to expose them to creative transportation solutions for older adults. In addition to addressing transportation needs, the study tour also addressed effective strategies for building and maintaining collaborations…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Youth Leaders to Join Secretary Duncan, Officials, Policymakers for U.S. Education Department's National Youth Summit
Source: U.S. Department of Education
Students from high schools and middle schools across the country will travel to Washington this weekend to join administration officials and education policy leaders for the U.S. Department of Education's “Voices in Action: National Youth Summit,”taking place at Howard University on Saturday, Feb. 26. The…
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Renewed vision of the Irish social model must be delivered
Source: The Irish Times
The next government will need to develop a coherent vision for those in need of support at various stages of their lives, write PAT DOLAN, TOM SCHARF and GERARD QUINN THE NEXT government will have to stand back from the legacy of the past and develop a much more…
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