In today’s rundown: Local school districts win millions in federal funds.  |  Get to know more about D.C.’s public schools on DC Public Education Learning Tours.  |  And local attorneys general join others in a national call to shut down Craigslist’s adult services section.

In today’s rundown: Why D.C. needs to change the affordable housing law.  |  Test results show that a disparity in education in Arlington has created two-tier public education system.  |  And honoring the women who shaped history in Montgomery County.

In today’s rundown: Volunteers are needed for the DCPS Beautification Day. | Improved jobless numbers don’t make the unemployed more hopeful. | Federal changes that will improve health care for the homeless.

– With D.C. Public Schools back in session on Monday, this Saturday is your chance to participate in the annual DCPS Beautification Day.  For details and to register to volunteer, please click here.

In today’s rundown: Celebrating women’s suffrage. | Ted Stevens and Title IX. | How women network. | The fields that employ the most women.

– Today marks the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave American women the right to vote.  Click here for more about the years-long fight for women’s suffrage.

In today’s rundown: Former felons want local lawmakers to “Ban the Box.”  |  Nonprofits use failure to improve their uses of technology.  |  A local resident becomes the first black woman to be appointed to an appellate court in Maryland.

In today’s rundown: “Why girly jobs don’t pay well.”  |  Back-to-school help for students of all ages and circumstances.  |  Ways to fix D.C.’s youth employment program for next summer.

In today’s rundown: The recession has hurt single women more than anyone else.  And could high youth unemployment lead to a lost generation?

In today’s rundown: Economic security during the “Great Recession.”  |  Plus, billions of dollars in federal money set aside to keep the unemployed from losing their homes.

In today’s rundown: A Grantee Partner on the Kojo Nnamdi Show.  |  Local prep schools plan to take action when it comes to relationship violence.  |  What the Giving Pledge has to do with you.

In today’s rundown: Infant care in D.C. costs more than public college tuition. | A look at homeless services in the District after money earmarked for needy families was spent on a teen summer employment program. | Elena Kagan is sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice. | And, for the first time, a woman will head a major US intelligence agency.