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Deportations and detentions of undocumented immigrants are destroying families, according to a ground breaking report by the Applied Research Center (ARC). The report documents, for the first time, the national scale and scope of this problem.  When parents are detained or deported, their children are…

By Sibongile NkosiWinner Education AwardEqual Education The Khayelitsha–based Equal Education organisation began its work early in 2008 after a group of senior education ­activists, led by Zackie Achmat and ­Gauteng's ­former ­minister for education, Mary ­Metcalfe, identified the lack of equal and quality education as a major…

2011 Winners Work to Create Jobs, Fight Climate Change, Help Immigrants in the U.S. and Improve the Lives of Orphans, Women and Children in China, Latin AmericaSAN FRANCISCO – Civic Ventures today announced the 2011 winners of its Purpose Prize.Five social entrepreneurs over 60 will receive…

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…

By Miriam SteffensWhen it comes to philanthropy, many seriously wealthy Australians have deep pockets and short arms. IN THE midst of an unprecedented mining boom that's creating more millionaires than ever, rising standards of living and wealth, it is our dark little secret. Australian of…

By Retha GrobbelaarThe delay in the release of the annual national assessment results means the country is "losing time" to fix numeracy and literacy problems in schools, NGO Equal Education said yesterday.Almost four months after about 6.5 million pupils from Grade 2 to 7 and…

By Alyssa BattistoniMany progressives are affluent and well-educated. Does their elite status stand in the way of a movement to fight attacks on the working class?Over the past few years, it’s become an article of faith among progressives that we’re living through a second Gilded…

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) is a large-scale, nationally representative study of people aged 50 and over in Ireland carried out by Trinity College Dublin, an Atlantic grantee. It is the most ambitious study of ageing ever carried out in Ireland and aims…

Older people in Ireland play a valuable role in supporting their families and communities, are generally happy with life and have significant unmet health needs, according to this report by Trinity College Dublin. This is the first in a series of four reports from The…

Wrenching cantata based on TRC testimony takes to the stage again, writes Robyn SassenBy Robyn Sassen When a brief season of composer Philip Miller's REwind was announced in Johannesburg three years ago, the news spread like wildfire - and the performances were all sold out in…