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The six best U.S. cities for addiction treatment and prevention
Source: New York Daily News
Communities in Schools is an Atlantic grantee. by Dave Moore & Bill Manville BILL: In my Greenwich Village drinking days, everybody knew "Marvin." If you wanted a couple of tires for your car, maybe a new TV set, you called him and "put in your…
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Stimulus Would Help States Provide Food Stamps
Source: NPR
Original Source and Audio by Pam Fessler Morning Edition, February 10, 2009 · Congress is on the verge of increasing funding for food stamps as part of the economic stimulus bill, because of the steep rise in the number of Americans applying for the aid.…
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Senate Passes Health Insurance Bill for Children
Source: Washington Post
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…
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Helping States Make Good Choices
Source: New York Times
Original Source Editorial The rapidly deteriorating economy has confronted states with their toughest budget decisions in years. This month, about 45 states reported budget gaps for the present fiscal year and most expect to struggle with shortfalls over the next two years. The Center on Budget…
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Foundations Sponsor Pre-Inaugural Service Ball
Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy
Atlantic Philanthropies and the Musk Foundation for the first time sponsored a pre-inaugural ball last night to celebrate "change in Washington, the rise of new media, and a renewed commitment to service and the environment." The Huffington Post Pre-Inaugural Ball, held Monday night at the…
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Opinion: Philanthropy Needs to Promote Real Change in Education
Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source By Marc S. Tucker We pay more per pupil for our elementary- and secondary-education system than any other industrialized country except Switzerland, yet the United States ranks near the bottom in performance. For the price they pay, Americans should expect the learning equivalent…
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Experts Work to Transform Nursing Home Care
Source: NurseZone.com
What are the best ways to improve nursing home care in the United States? Original Source By Jennifer Larson, contributor What are the best ways to improve nursing home care in the United States? That’s the question asked by a group of academics and nursing…
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Communities In Schools Of North Carolina Partners With Kramden Institute, Inc.
Source: Communities in Schools of North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. - Linda Harrill, president of Communities In Schools of North Carolina (CISNC) ( www.cisnc.org), a nonprofit that helps youths stay in school, has announced that the organization has partnered with Kramden Institute, Inc., a nonprofit that provides hard-working but less fortunate students with…
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Expansion of National Colleges Study Funded
Source: University of California, Riverside
RIVERSIDE, Calif. UC Riverside researchers have received a three-year, $390,060 grant from the Spencer Foundation to expand and update the Colleges & Universities 2000 study, which investigates patterns of continuity and change in four-year higher education institutions in the United States. A research team headed…
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A year later, state assesses justice without death penalty
Source: The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)
Rudy Larini Star-Ledger Staff State Sen. Raymond Lesniak likes to share important moments in life with friends and family through photographs on his holiday greeting cards. Four years ago, they featured Lesniak in top hat and tails as grand marshal of New York's Pulaski Day…
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