DC SCHOOLS | Gray works to firm up donor support for education reforms (WaPo, 10/27) – working “to reassure the influential network of private foundations – which have poured an estimated $20 million into D.C public schools over the past four years – that Vincent C. Gray is serious about sustaining the reforms launched by outgoing Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee.” Article mentions several WG members, including Katherine Bradley (CityBridge Foundation), Skip McKoy (Fight for Children), Julie Rogers (Meyer Foundation), and Joe Scantlebury (Gates Foundation).
POVERTY | Coalition invests $80 million for poor in five cities, including Baltimore (USAToday, 10/27)
PHILANTHROPY | “The Rise of Issue-Agnostic Philanthropy” (Tactical, 10/27)
EDUCATION | Report: Education Philanthropy Misses the Mark in Helping American Students (wire, 10/27)- NCRP report
