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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…

By Erik EckholmCraig Davis, an officer at E. L. Furr High School in Houston. Officers once issued so many citations that students felt antagonized. Photo: Michael Stravato for The New York TimesHOUSTON — As school districts across the country consider placing more police officers in…

The Just and Fair Schools Fund (JFSF) supports grassroots organizing initiatives that work to eliminate harsh school discipline policies and practices - and that uphold the right to education for all youth. Our newsletter shares updates on parent-, youth-, and congregation-led victories, partner spotlights, news, and resources to…

Launch of the "5 Steps to Living Well with Dementia" project in South TipperarySouth Tipperary has been selected as the site for an innovative pilot project to develop and test new service models aiming to divert significant numbers of people with dementia from institutional care.…

On April 22, students from 20 Elev8 middle schools across the country filed into legislative office buildings surrounding the nation’s capitol, nervous but prepared to speak out on issues they had selected themselves, including school safety and funding for afterschool programs. The visit to Capitol…

Visit Next Avenue >America is in the midst of an age boom. The 50+ population in America has grown from 74 million in 1999 to more than 99 million today, and is projected to be 127 million in 2030. While part can be attributed to…

By Leland Kim on April 3, 2012Susan Desmond-Hellmann, MD, MPH, will bestow the University’s highest honor to four internationally renowned innovators and leaders for outstanding contributions in areas associated with UCSF’s mission to advance health worldwide.She will present the UCSF Medal at the 2012 Founder’s Day banquet to…

“The first day I went to the centre, I was scared, I was in a wheelchair, and I was paralysed on the left side. Everybody was so friendly. My arm was frozen to my side, and now I can move it and I can open…

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…

CAPE TOWN, 11 May 2011 (IRIN) - Instead of providing much needed opportunities, South Africa’s ailing education system is keeping children from poor households at the back of the job queue and locking families into poverty for another generation. By the age of eight, school…