DC SCHOOLS
- Opinion: “School Funders on Solid Ground” (WaPo, 4/30) – Cate Swinburn (DC Public Education Fund) clearly explains the contract situation in a letter to WaPo.
- WaPo opinion: “the obstacles are not insurmountable.” (4/30)
- Turque: “Progress…”
LEADERSHIP | The Nonprofit Roundtable is accepting applications for its Future Executive Directors Fellowship program. Deadline: May 31.
ADVOCACY | Opinion: The Fawning of the Foundations (WSJ, 4/30) – This columnist is wary of foundations funding advocacy. Fair enough. Does he feel that way about all foundations, I wonder?
EDUCATION
- Deborah Gist, former DC state superintendent of education, is making waves in Rhode Island (Time, 4/29), and making the Time 100 list.
- Opinion: “School Budget Cuts Ensure Poor Kids Will Remain Poor” (Carl Chancellor, 4/28)
