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The birth rate among teenagers 15 to 19 in the United States rose 3 percent in 2006, according to a report issued Wednesday, the first such increase since 1991. The finding surprised scholars and fueled a debate about whether the Bush administration's abstinence-only sexual education…

There was a time when Barbara Jacovitch says she was rejected as being too old for a job when she was in her 40s. Today, at age 69 the Chandler resident is working 32 hours a week as a customer service representative at the McKesson…

Original Source By David J. Hoff Washington The No Child Left Behind Act has expanded parents' power over their children's education and given them more information about student achievement than ever before. But Congress ought to take further steps to promote parental involvement when it…

South Africa: Migrants Abused by Officials and Farmers (Johannesburg, February 28, 2007) South African officials involved in the arrest and deportation of undocumented migrant workers often assault and extort money from them, and commercial farmers employing them routinely violate their basic labor rights, Human Rights…

PRESS RELEASE The Immigrant Council of Ireland (ICI) today announced that some4,500 people sought information and support from the organisation's Information Service in the 12 months to the end of July 2005. This represented a massive 72% increase on the numbers availing of the organisation's…

The limited-life foundation–where big donors pledge to spend all their money in a certain short period of time–offers the potential for a bigger immediate impact at the expense of longevity.

Chuck Feeney, ‘the anti-Trump’, has written his final Atlantic Philanthropies cheque.

Established to tackle dementia across the globe, the Global Brain Health Institute will further Robertson’s theory of cognitive reserve by training scholars of varying disciplines to “become leaders in devising strategies and policies for preventing dementia.”

Fellowship program, driven by $US50 million grant, will drive change from grass roots up to redress social disadvantage

A recent, $10 million grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies to Cornell’s Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI) will support new research and educational opportunities focused on the causes and consequences of inequality.