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Dinosaurs on the Road
Education Partnerships Manager Amy Franks, packing a very special dinosaur book for a very special road trip If you read last week’s...
May 30, 2019


EducationNC: “These Durham students get 10 free books for the summer”
When Amy Franks was talking to a group of third graders she had never met before earlier this month, one student raised her hand for...
May 27, 2019


BOB for All!
By Daniele Berman, Communications and Events Manager No, that’s not the latest campaign slogan for the latest candidate, nor is BOB a...
May 23, 2019


Reimagining Summer
By Rachel Stine, Program Director There are eleven weeks of summer break. Eleven weeks that contribute to the income-based learning gap...
May 16, 2019


NEW RESEARCH: High-quality ECE strengthens families and can break the cycle of poverty
A new analysis from Nobel laureate economist James J. Heckman and colleagues finds that targeted, high-quality early childhood...
May 14, 2019


Triangle Learning Days offers innovative, fun learning experiences and connects families to local re
Editor’s note: we are thrilled that Wash & Learn Durham will be featured as part of Triangle Learning Network‘s Triangle Learning Days...
May 9, 2019


39 Inches of Rain
Our Education Partnerships Manager Amy Franks recently returned from Easter weekend with her family in Hallsboro, North Carolina. Among...
May 2, 2019


Books Belong Here, Too
“Just got in the car and already reading…Thanks Carl. He is beyond happy!” – DM Barbershop client David, whose son Bjorn is pictured here...
Apr 25, 2019


Black Boys, Books, and Chicken Subs
By Daniele Berman, Communications and Events Manager “We should pick that one because he’s black like us!” That was how one of the eight...
Apr 17, 2019
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