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Original Source by Elaine Edwards The Government has been urged to remove all discriminatory elements of the law governing who can serve on a jury after it announced that the upper age limit for jury service will be abolished. The decision was announced on Tuesday…

The Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF) is a new national donor collaborative that supports constituency-led organizing efforts to create positive and supportive school climates, which affirm and foster the success of all students. Building upon the groundbreaking initiatives of the Just and Fair Schools…

The Gauteng health system remains in disarray, say Section27 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), with crises relating to equipment, staff, infrastructure, corruption and mismanagement. They’re giving the provincial department a month to clean up its act, or they’ll go to court to ensure the…

by ALISON HEALY FIVE AGENCIES representing people with intellectual disabilities have warned the Government that the funding situation for the sector is "already dire" and they have cautioned against further budget cuts. In another development, the Carers' Association said that if carers were not adequately…

by DEAGLAN de BREADUN SERIOUS DOUBT has arisen over proposals to merge five human rights and equality bodies as a costsaving measure in the forthcoming budget. There are strong indications that the merger will either be abandoned or else implemented in a much-modified form. High-level…

Critical chance to intervene early being missed By Fiach Kelly and Edel Kennedy MORE than one in three parents trying to find out if their child is suffering from autism are being forced to wait over a year for a diagnosis. Official HSE figures obtained…

“Oh, I really feel we’ve been led up the garden path…We are the people that worked.  We put this country on its feet, and we’re the people that are being hit every which way.” - Diane, age 81, in Dublin, Ireland Across many of the geographies…

Foundations can make a lasting impact by funding United Kingdom charities to carry out social campaigns, such as lobbying, letter writing and protesting, according to this report by New Philanthropy Capital. London, UK – New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), the charity think tank, has today published Critical masses, a…

Anja Mahler, Digital Archivist, Atlantic Philanthropies Archive Project, Digital Repository of Ireland, wrote this article about what goes into making a digital archive in 2020. We've curated it for Atlantic's site to illuminate the behind-the-scenes thinking to make an enduring digital archive.  Foreword Before I…

Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released today new tools to improve school climates, ensure safety, and support student achievement in our nation's schools. To the extent a local decision is made to use school resource officers (SROs)…