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• Hispanic grads pass whites in college enrollment

  
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  Hispanic high school graduates are now more likely than whites to enroll in college : In the class of 2012, 69 percent of Hispanic graduates and 67 percent of whites enrolled in college that fall. Hispanics are less likely than whites to complete high school, but the gap is closing. However, there’s a large college ...
  1 week ago

• Prince Charles Visits Samaritans Head Office

  
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  The Prince of Wales praised the “invaluable work” of the Samaritans during a visit to the charity’s central office in London to mark its 60th anniversary last week. Prince Charles Visits The Samaritans Credit/Copyright: http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/visit-samaritans His Royal Highness, ...
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• Government Contracting for Small Disadvantaged Businesses – May 9

  
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  May 9, 2013 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) certification program helps socially and economically disadvantaged ‘minority-owned’, small businesses to become more competitive in federal government contracting. 8(a) certification is specifically for small businesses ...
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• Prince Charles, Joanna Lumley And Stephen Fry Celebrate 60 Years Of Samaritans

  
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  The Prince of Wales spoke this week of the increasing number of people turning to the Samaritans for help in the tough economic climate. Joanna Lumley and Prince Charles Credit/Copyright: http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/news-and-diary/the-prince-of-wales-celebrates-60-years-of-the-samaritans His Royal ...
  2 weeks ago

• Empowerment of urban women and youth vital for future prosperity of cities, UN says

  
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  UN News Centre – Wednesday, 24 April 2013 (originally published 18 Apr) 18 April 2013 – With women projected to comprise a majority of the world’s urban dwellers and head increasing numbers of households, gender equality in employment, housing, health and education is vital to ensure the prosperity of the cities ...
  3 weeks ago

• 2500 Model Schools to be Set up under PPP Mode

  
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  The Government has approved setting up of 2,500 model schools under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode in blocks which are not educationally backward. The implementation of this component has been initiated from 2012-13. The selected private entities will develop, design, … Continue reading →
  3 weeks ago

• Study: Vouchers raise college-going for blacks

  
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  Black students who used vouchers to attend New York City private schools were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college compared to similar students who lost the voucher lottery, write Matthew M. Chingos, a Brookings fellow, and Paul E. Peterson, a Harvard government professor, in Education Next . But vouchers had ...
  4 weeks ago

• Jackie Chan: Build A School For A Dollar Project

  
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  Jackie Chan has blogged about the importance of his Build A School For A Dollar project. “Every time I come back to Hong Kong, I get to see all the Build a School donations that children from all corners of the world send to me,” he blogged on his official website . "Some of you might be asking – why are they ...
  4 weeks ago

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