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City marks anniversary of resident ID program
Source: New Haven Register
Original Source By Mary E. O'Leary, Register Topics Editor NEW HAVEN - The city celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Elm City Resident Card program Thursday by announcing several additional features that will be introduced in a pilot program this fall. Kica Matos, the city's…
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How dare the UN take us to task on human rights
Source: The Irish Independent
Original Source by D. Quinn When the Catholic Church was still the major power in the land, what incensed many of its critics was its claim to have a monopoly on morality. Today, the shoe is firmly on the other foot and it is the…
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Grey areas undermine tax reform of unwedded bliss
Source: The Irish Independent
Original Source By Fionnan Sheahan COHABITING couples are the fastest growing family type in the country. According to the last Census, the total number of cohabiting couples was 121,800 in 2006 up from 77,600 in 2002. They represented 11.6pc of all family units in 2006…
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Raising awareness of need for child helmets
Source: Vietnam News Service
Original Source NHA TRANG - The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP Foundation) organized a concert promoting the Helmet for Kids (HFK) campaign in Nha Trang City on Monday, sending out the message "Put a Helmet on your Child". The HFK proceedings were dedicated in honor…
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Letters to the Editor: Philanthropy and Racism
Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Original Source To the Editor: Structural-racism training programs have helped hundreds of nonprofit organizations and community foundations, many of which are administered or operated by white people but primarily serve people of color, learn how to orient their theories of change from charity to empowerment…
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Inspiring Tomorrow's Philanthropists
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
The Atlantic Philanthropies Hosts 'Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work' Day 24 Apr 2008. April 24, 2008 -- New York. The sons and daughters of Atlantic Philanthropies' staff convened in the New York office today to learn about the organization and the various professional…
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Harlem to Antarctica for Science, and Pupils
Source: The New York Times
By SARA RIMER The pitch: Eight weeks in Antarctica. Groundbreaking research into the climate before the Ice Age. Glaciers. Volcanoes. Adorable penguins. The details: Camping on the sea ice in unheated tents, in 20-below-zero temperatures. Blinding whiteouts. The bathroom? A toilet seat over a hole…
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$18 Million Grant Supports Chicago Middle-School Students
Source: PNN Online
To increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award a major grant to support a five-school effort over four years. The grant…
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$18 Million Grant Supports Innovative Program to Bolster Success of Middle-School Students in Five Chicago Public Schools
Source: LISC Chicago
Integrated Services in Schools Program to be managed by LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program AgenciesTo increase the success of middle-school students in Chicago and bolster their chances of graduating high school, The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international foundation with a focus on children and youth, will award…
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Mathematica to Evaluate KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program)
Source: Mathematica
PRINCETON, N.J. (March 13, 2008)-Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., has been awarded a contract of approximately $4 million to evaluate the impact of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program).KIPP is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college preparatory public schools in underserved communities throughout the United States.…
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