the mary m. gates learning center sits on the banks of the potomac. a $17 millio state-of-the-art facility that will train united way staffe from all over the worl >> both she and i came to this building as members ofhe united way board so she believed in that a lot. and getting the them to share their best practices, even got some worldwide activities. so this center will facilitate that and i sure she would be very happy about it. >> repter: the gates family has had a long relationship with united way. mary gates was the first woman to chair the united way board in the seattle area. daughter libby gates. >> until then the board habeen reserved for corporate leaders who could raise money for their businesses which meant it had been reserved for men. but my mom earned her way on thatoard because she was diligent and extremel smart. >> reporter: the learning center will feature high definition video conferencing and web cast tenology that will lk united way workers and volunteers from 45 countries. >> this will be a face to face exchange in terms of le

bill gates, his father and sister were on hand for the $17 million oping of the mary gates center in alexandria. the mary mning center sits on the banks of the potomac. >> the building is membersf the united way board so she believed in that a lot and getting the united way to share their best practices is even got some worldwide activities so this center will facilitate that. i'm sure she would be very happy about it. >> the state of the art facility will train united way staffers from all over the world. >>> one day after michelle rhee announced her resignation, many wonder what's next for the the city's school system. rhee was picked by the outgoing mayor three years ago. she oversaw a massive shake-up in management, school closings and firing of hundreds of teachers. yesterday she announced that she will sp down at the end of the nth. rhee said it was a mutual decision made by herself and the presumptive mayor, vincent gray. she'll be replaced by kaya henderson who worked beside rhee before coming to work for d.c. public schools. michelle rhee will be a topic of conversation on the "today" show this mo

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