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Maryland approves new school discipline regulations
Source: The Washington Post
By Donna St. George, Tuesday, January 28Maryland education leaders approved the most sweeping changes in decades to state discipline policies Tuesday morning, culminating a four-year effort intended to reform approaches to student punishment, increase time in school and end racial disparities in suspensions.The Maryland State Board of Education’s action…
Resource type: News
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US Health Researchers Look to Cuba for Better Outcomes
Source: MEDICC
By Joseph Vargas For many Americans, Cuba is perceived as a forbidden island associated with Soviet era revolutionary leaders mixed with distant memories of cold war politics that culminated in the Cuban missile crises of the 1960’s. Although the country maintains its Communist ideology, Cuba has…
Resource type: News
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Purpose Prize Winners: Changing The World After 60
Source: Forbes
By Richard EisenbergMaybe you recall these Crosby Stills and Nash lyrics, as I do:We can change the worldRearrange the worldIt’s dying — to get better Let me tell you about seven inspiring older Americans — six women and one man — who are, in fact, changing…
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Government Promises to End the Detention of Minors in an Adult Regime
Source: Children's Rights Alliance
Statement from Children's Rights Alliance By Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of Children's Rights Alliance The Children's Rights Alliance congratulates the Government’s promise to end the detention of 16- and 17-year-old boys in St. Patrick’s Institution. This is a momentous achievement for the Minister for Children…
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Providing Better Legal Defence for the Poor in Texas
More than 15 per cent of Texas’ 22 million people live below the poverty line – most of them in rural areas. Texas is one of 16 states that require county governments to provide a majority of funding for indigent legal defence services. Each county…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Exposés on BP Spill and Afghanistan Win Polk Awards
Source: The New York Times
Investigative reports that exposed the devastating environmental and economic impact of the oil spill last year in the Gulf of Mexico and leadership failings in America’s military mission in Afghanistan were among the winners of 13 George Polk Awards for 2010 announced on Monday by Long Island University.Correspondents of The…
Resource type: News
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Health and Aging Policy Fellows Application for 2011-2012 - Deadline Extended to May 20, 2011
Source: Health and Aging Policy Fellows
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The following is an…
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Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is Accepting Applications for 2011-2012
Source: Health and Aging Policy Fellows
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The following is an…
Resource type: News
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Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Taking a big risk in grantmaking has paid off hugely for Ireland and Atlantic by creating a competitive strategic research environment. By 1996, Atlantic had made major contributions to the country’s university educational infrastructure. Yet, Chuck Feeney, our Founding Chairman, envisioned a quantum leap to…
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Communities deal with ageing populations
Source: Viet Nam News
By Hong Thuy THANH HOA — The burden of bringing up two mentally disabled sons has become easier for 69-year-old war invalid Do Thi Mui since she joined an older people's self-help club three months ago.A lonely and poverty-stricken widow, she often has to spend sleepless…
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