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Educating the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders

Atlas Corps shows that it's not just "the West" that can help "the developing world," but that doctors from Sudan can improve U.S. women's health too.

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In Washington, DC, Doctor's Add Vegetable Prescriptions to Anti-Obesity Arsenal

Washington, DC's taking a page from other cities' book with a new prescription program for fruits and vegetables.

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Are Teachers Overpaid? One Educator Says Yes

What $1,800-per-month paychecks? D.C. teacher Michael Bromley says his peers should stop complaining because they're actually making too much money.

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Superb Idea: Hire Teachers for Public Schools the Way We Hire Them for Private Schools

Districts like Washington D.C. are changing their hiring practices to ensuring only the most talented applicants get in front of kids.

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Congressman Talks Cycling in the Capital, and Races a Reporter

Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is a big champion of cycling, and in this video explains why it makes so much sense in cities.

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Food for Thinkers: Synthesizing Food Safety Politics Into Something Edible

Helena Bottemiller makes sense of U.S. food policy—and shares a behind-the-scenes peek at the preparations for a White House State Dinner.

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GOOD Design Daily: Oliver Munday's Zany Vision for 826DC

Oliver Munday adds his unique voice to the visual language of 826, with the stunning new The Museum of Unnatural History storefront at 826DC.

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Will Education Reform Continue Without Rhee and Klein?

The recent resignations of two school chiefs in New York and Washington, D.C. raise questions about the future of education reform in their absence.

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Adrian Fenty Crowned School Savior by Bill Maher

The outgoing D.C. mayor is positioning himself as an education champion. But not so fast.

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Michelle Rhee Discusses Future of D.C. Schools

The soon-to-be former chancellor shows how she would score progress on education reform made by the new mayor.

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Michelle Rhee Under Fire for "Sex with Children" Comment

Fast Company followed up on a 2008 story it ran on D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee with a short item in its February issue. Noting that...

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D.C. Schools Are Losers in Gilbert Arenas Suspension

We all know Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas screwed himself by brandishing a gun in his team's locker room late last year. What many...