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By Katherine Gustafson | Sat Nov 14, 2009 3:23 PM ET

In the UK, Giving Nation Awards for Excellence honor secondary students who are giving back. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:12 PM ET

A new seven-year, $100 million initiative by the Ford Foundation aims to fix basic problems in a broken secondary education system. Read More

More like this in: Reuters, Grants, Teaching, High School, Ford Foundation

By Kendall Hunter | Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:32 AM ET

At-risk youths are employed in a most unusual way in la Paz, Bolivia Read More

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By Lisa Germinsky | Mon Oct 26, 2009 12:09 PM ET

And the countdown continues! Our penultimate installment of Tonic's first 50 Most Beautiful People list will make you drool. Guaranteed. Read More

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By Sarah Parsons | Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:01 PM ET

A new program will provide healthy school lunches created by Rachael Ray to New York City students. Read More

More like this in: Health, New York, New York City, Non-Profit, Education, Nonprofit, New York Daily News, Department of Education

By Courtney Rubin | Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:08 PM ET

Milan experiments with a green alternative to plastic plates. Read More

More like this in: Recycling, Italy, Milan, Austrian Times

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:46 PM ET

A Georgetown University sophomore posts an ad for an assistant. But people wonder — does he really need one? Read More

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By Sarah Parsons | Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:47 AM ET

Pooches are visiting schools and libraries across the country to help kids read better. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:53 PM ET

The McCormick Foundation's newest grants aim at shoring up the democratic fabric of our society. Read More

More like this in: Nonprofit, Chicago, Grants, Radio, Journalism, Literacy, First Amendment rights, Free Press

By Marc Hertz | Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:00 AM ET

This Friday, students across the country will wear their favorite caps in the classroom to raise money for Caps for Kids. Read More

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