Tomorrow! (Feb. 25) DYRS Funders Briefing with Interim Director Marc Schindler
Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation 1825 K St. NW, Suite 1400
(For WG members)
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DC SCHOOLS | Kojo show: “School Reform in DC” (2/24) – with guest Michela English, President and CEO, Fight for Children
YOUTH | “Fort Dupont Ice Arena will face a $200,000 budget shortfall when the organization’s next fiscal year begins in April” (WaPo, 2/24). Current funders include many WG members.
AWARDS | Call for nominations for the Meyer Foundation’s Exponent Awards. Deadline: April 1.
ARTS
- DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities announces premiere of ‘Art(202)TV’
- Young writers share a neighborhood’s stories of change (WaPo, 2/24), with help from DC nonprofit Young Playwrights’ Theater. YPTDC funders include a number of WG members.
EDUCATION
- “[Univision] unveils its ‘The Moment is Now’ campaign Tuesday in partnership with the federal government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (WaPo, 2/24) – www.eselmomento.com
- March 3 webcast: Scholastic and the Gates Foundation present the largest-ever teacher survey
SNOW HEROES | “More than 160 Melwood employees with disabilities labored round-the-clock after the storms, logging more than 9,400 hours to ensure that federal sites remained clear…” (WaPo, 2/24)
