see forever foundation maya angelou pcs extraordinary events support us newsRoom employment contact us
sf & mapcs

Email:
First Name:
Last Name:
  *All Fields required
 
Seeing Forever eNewlsetter

Archived News
please disable pop-up blocker to view articles

Managing Strings Attached: Along With Their Big Bucks, Rich Donors Want to Give Charities Their Two Cents
CHRISTOPHER CONKEY. Wall Street Journal, Print Edition. Jul 3, 2006.
Voicing Support for Full Funding for School Facilities and Modernization Bill Before the City Council
David Domenici & James Forman's. Letter to Washington Post Editor. December 5, 2005
And So Do Those They Have Failed
Kevin F. Walker. The Washington Post. April 22, 2005.
No More Rubber Chickens
Executive Director, David Domenici, described the organization's unique tactics to link its development office to programming.
Venture Philanthropy Partners. December 2004.
Boarding Schools Nurture Low-Income Students
Writes about the Maya Angelou Public Charter School and our residential facility for girls.
Jay Mathews. Washington Post. September 21, 2004. Issue, page A8.
Debating the Success of Charter Schools
Neal Conan interviews co-founder David Domenici. Talk of the Nation on NPR. August 30, 2004. (MAPCS piece starts at minute 14 and 30 seconds)
Cofounder, David Domenici, speaks before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee
Testimony by David Domenici presented May 4, 2004.
Total Poverty Awareness
By David K. Shipler in the New York Times, February 21, 2004
Shipler cites MAPCS as an excellent example of the kind of "gateway" program that can successfully deal with the problems of urban poverty.
A Bridge to a Charter School
By Justin Blum in the Washington Post, Sunday, January 25, 2004.
Blum describes the opening of a second Maya Angelou campus east of the Anacostia River.

School for Success
This 10 minute segment follows selected students through their day, in their classes, preparing meals in the UTC kitchen, doing projects in the Tech Center, or engaged in elective classes and tutoring. Faculty, students, staff, tutors and parents were interviewed.
Ray Suarez. PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. December 2003

Quality Uneven, Despite Popularity No Evidence That Achievement Tops That of Regular Schools
Maya Angelou widely praised by parents and charter advocates in article on DC charter schools.
Justin Blum and Jay Mathews. Washington Post. June 19, 2003.
Community Profiles (page 2)
Darren Wiggins, MAPCS volunteer tutor, received the Mayor's Community Service Award.
newsletter from the Executive Office of the Mayor. April 25, 2003.
D.C. Charter School to Receive Grant:
Gates Foundation Will Donate $887,500 for Alternative Education

See Forever Foundation will receive an $887,500 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of a number of grants the foundation announced yesterday it would make to create 168 alternative schools across the country
Justin Blum. Washington Post. February 2003.

Education Innovators Make Their Mark
How four grant-winning 'social entrepreneurs' have made fresh ideas practical and improved the lives of teachers and teens.
Melanie D.G. Kaplan. The Christian Science Monitor. January 2003.

The Next Network 2002
In their fourth annual list, Washington Business Forward presents the 40 rising stars in Washington business to lead a local recovery, including David Domenici, See Forever's Co-founder.
Patrick J. Kiger and Drew Armstrong. Washington Business Forward. October 2002.
Teen Tech Teachers Make Grade
Students at a wired charter school teach community members how to use the latest computer software.
Peter Barnes. TechTV. June 07, 2002.
Q&A with Bob Levey: Interview with James Forman, Jr.
Washington Post Live Online. June 2002.
Film Overview: Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Innocent Until Proven Guilty, winner of an Honorable Mention at the 1999 Urban World Film Festival, New York, NY, focuses on the students of the Maya Angelou Public Charter School and explores how and why young black men and women get caught up in the criminal justice system.
Big Mouth Productions. June 2002.
Police Search Based On Race, Teens Say
Petula Dvorak. Washington Post. Feb 22, 2002.
Son of Civil Rights Leader Helps Kids 'See Forever'
Africana.com
The Conservative Case Against Racial Profiling: Arrested Development
James Forman. September 10, 2001.
Strausses Give $1 Million To D.C. Charter School
Valerie Strauss. The Washington Post. Dec 10, 1999.
Schoolwork: Know your veggies, you'll do fine
Gail Russell Chaddock. Christian Science Monitor. Aug 17, 1999.
School mission: Offer Jobs, Keep Kids
Gail Russell Chaddock in Christian Science Monitor, August 17, 1999.
Out & About
Roxanne Roberts. The Washington Post. Aug 2, 1999.
Deadbeats and Doers in Our Schools
Colbert I. King. The Washington Post. Jul 31, 1999.
A New Way to See the Future; School With High-Powered Backers Aims to Help Troubled D.C. Teens
Peter Slevin. The Washington Post. Mar 23, 1998.
 © 2007 See Forever Foundation & Maya Angelou Public Charter School ....problems with website? email webmaster@seeforever.org