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Every year, millions of youth leave US middle schools ill-prepared to enter high school. As a result, more than 25 per cent of high school students do not graduate within five years; and at least 10 per cent drop out entirely. Effective out-of-school-time (OST) programmes…

The shadow of socio-economic class hangs heavy over Bermuda's school system. From 1994 to 2004, Bermuda saw a steady increase in the percentage of students attending private schools. Only 65% of Bermudian children attend public school, and most of them are black and many are…

Community Resource Exchange honuored Fran Barrett at their 30th Anniversary Gala on 16 March 16 2011. Prior to joining the Atlantic Philanthropies in 2010 as Director of Capacity Building, Ms. Barrett served as the Executive Director of Community Resource Exchange (CRE). About CRE: For over…

 Night and a Day in QueenstownPosted by Gara LaMarche  | 18 March 2011, South AfricaAs Jack has chronicled, we arrived in Queenstown, the final leg of our journey in the Eastern Cape, in the dark, around 7 p.m.  This was a problem for two reasons.  First, we’d…

by JOANNE HUNT   Taboos could be broken around issues such as depression – which leads to more deaths than road accidents ‘IF THERE WAS one key social justice issue you would pursue in government, what would it be?’’ This question, posed in the dying minutes…

By PAULA SPAN When the Direct Care Alliance first offered the test that would lead to becoming a credentialed “personal care and support professional,” Maria Frank, a 60-year-old home care aide in Nazareth, Pa., signed up. She didn’t need the certificate to land a job;…

Ireland needs some super-heroes to save the day and the pioneering web driven youth organisation SpunOut.ie is today starting a quest to find them. SpunOut.ie, which provides information, support and opportunities to over 500,000 young people each year, is launching a unique new micro-grant scheme…

We have a national literacy emergency as well as an economic emergency - and one won’t be fixed without the other - is the message of youngballymun, making its election call to all political parties to put reading power first. Launching its 2011 Literacy Manifesto,…

The School District’s zero-tolerance discipline policy does not make school safer, creates a prison-like culture,  costs money - and it keeps students “one minor mistake away from having their life turned upside down,” according to a new report. Philadelphia schools, it said, rely on punitive measures…

by Christopher HarrisLast summer, Alliance magazine editor Caroline Hartnell asked me if I thought it would be good to write another special feature on philanthropy and social justice. As she put it, was there something new to say? While there is still much to do to increase…