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Charities fare well and stay positive, despite economic downturn
Source: The Royal Gazette
Charities roundtable: Centre on Philanthropy executive director Pamela Barit Nolan; Troy Lewis, president of youth for the Young Men's Social Club; Kristin White, executive director of Raleigh International; Lisa Howie, director of the Bermuda National Gallery, and Family Centre executive director Martha Dismont. (Photo by…
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UCSF Works to Improve Lives of Oakland Middle-School Students
Source: UCSF
The Havenscourt Health Center recently opened in an Oakland middle school to serve youth and families as part of the Elev8 project.UCSF, the Oakland Unified School District and an array of community-based partners are embarking on a quest to improve the lives of disadvantaged middle-school…
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Fair Representation for All
Source: Mail & Guardian Online
By Fiona MacLeodWinnerDr Ivan May Memorial AwardProBono.Org When horse-riding instructor and stable manager Gary Allpass won his legal case earlier this year for being unfairly dismissed because he is HIV-positive, he set an important precedent for others in a similar position. His legal representation was arranged…
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Co-ed classes benefit social learning
Source: iol
By Sinenhlanhla Gumede Keeping girls and boys apart in the classroom may be socially harmful to them, according to several educationists. Despite extensive research suggesting that both sexes do better academically and socially when they learn separately, educationists say mixed classes often adapt better after…
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Study exposes some some myths about school discipline
Source: The Washington Post
By Donna St. GeorgeHere’s one myth of school debunked: Harsh discipline is not always a reflection of the students in a particular school. It can be driven by those in charge.In a study of nearly a million Texas children described as an unprecedented look at…
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The Irish America Hall of Fame officially opens in Ireland
Source: Irish Central
By Patrick O'BrienThe Irish America Hall of Fame is officially inaugurated in Wexford today with Irish Tourism Minister Leo Varadekar doing the honors along with inductee Michael Flatley.The Irish America Magazine Hall of Fame is located near the shore where John F.Kennedy’s family left Ireland…
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A bridge across the River Foyle
Source: TES Connect
By Meabh RitchieReligious feeling runs high on the two sides of Derry, but Northern Ireland’s Sharing Education Programme sees Catholic and Protestant pupils working together, reports Meabh Ritchie It may be early summer, but sheets of rain are slicing the landscape in two and colliding…
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Lack of support leaves Bermuda's young men on the scrap heap - report
Source: The Royal Gazette
The below Royal Gazette article features some of the findings of a new report, "Out of School and 'On the Wall': A qualitative look into the lives of unemployed young Black Bermudian men and the gender gap in educational attainment," by Drs. Monique Jethwani-Keyser and…
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ISPCC’s Annual General Meeting
Source: ISPCC
At the recent AGM of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, held on 26th May 2011, the resounding message was sincere gratitude and admiration for the commitment and hard work of its volunteers. With 2011 designated the European Year of Volunteering,…
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More schools rethinking zero-tolerance discipline stand
Source: The Washington Post
This article from The Washington Post highlights several Atlantic Children & Youth programme grantees that are working at the local, state and national level to reform zero-tolerance disciplinary policies, which harm children by punishing any rule infraction, regardless of severity or circumstances, and often use…
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