YOUTH/WORKFORCE | The District’s contracting process for youth workforce trainers is under fire following a finding that Synergistic, Inc., had received hundreds of thousands of dollars to train young people, most of which was used for staff salaries and “consulting fees.” (WAMU, 2/22)
D.C.’s Contract Appeals Board…found “pervasive” failures and irregularities with the contract award process, including the fact that a dozen companies actually submitted more attractive bids than the group that ended up winning.
EDUCATION | D.C. schools with more low-income, academically troubled students should get more money, panel recommends (WaPo, 2/22)
GIVING | The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has awarded $2.3 million to support summer programs for low-income youth, including a grant to support youth in Prince George’s County. [Read more.]
PHILANTHROPY | Opinion: The Hudson Institute’s William Schambra asks, Is Conservative Philanthropy Ignoring the Poor? (Chronicle, 2/20)
Conservative philanthropy once helped dispel that stereotype by developing thoughtful private approaches to poverty. Unhappily, it now simply reinforces unfavorable impressions by focusing on short-term political advocacy rather than long-term civic problem solving.
This is a pretty broad critique – and it too easily assumes that there is a clearly-defined body of “conservative philanthropy” with a common agenda – but it is an interesting opinion nonetheless. What do you folks think? Comment below!
AGING/HEALTH | Older Arlingtonians with disabilities find a home (WaPo, 2/22)
TECHNOLOGY | The Chronicle looks at ten people who are creatively using technology to improve the world. (Chronicle, 2/20)
ARTS/HISTORY | Smithsonian Breaks Ground On African American History Museum (WAMU, 2/22) Hopefully, it won’t be inscribed with any out-of-context quotes about drum majors.
RULES | Following a verbal altercation between David Catania and Marion Barry, the D.C. City Council has banned profanity from its meetings. (WaPo, 2/22)
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The strangest unsolved mysteries of World War II!
