May 23, 2006
Calling All Public School Teachers in L.A., Hawthorne, Inglewood and Compton
In a perfect world, our public schools would have enough funding to buy sufficient textbooks, supplies, field trips, and other resources for every child in every school. But this is not a perfect world -- too many kids don't have enough basic supplies. Enter DonorsChoose. It was started six years ago by Charles Best, a high school social studies teacher in the Bronx. In a nutshell, it provides a web-based venue for public school teachers to request funds for books, field trips, supplies, etc. Visitors to the website can scan all of the requests and choose those they want to support. It's a simple idea, and it's working: since 2000, visitors to DonorsChoose have donated nearly $7 million to more than 400,000 students around the country. DonorsChoose only serves selected areas, because there are costs involved with expanding to new regions. It expanded into southern California last fall -- teachers in the LA Unified, Hawthorne, Inglewood and Compton School Districts can submit requests. Since DonorsChoose became available in our area, more than $200,000 has been donated to 11,500 students. And check this out: DonorsChoose has collected $500,000 to give away to teachers in the LA Unified, Hawthorne, Inglewood and Compton School Districts above and beyond any individual contributions that may come in. So if you're a public school teacher in one of those districts, check out DonorsChoose and learn how to submit a request for funding. If you know a public school teacher in one of those districts, tell him or her to check out DonorsChoose.
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May 11, 2006
Jeffrey T. Richelson on ALOUD on The Off-Ramp
On Thursday, May 11, Jeffrey T. Richelson, a senior fellow at the National Security Archive sat down on the ALOUD stage with NPR foreign correspondent Mike Shuster for an in-depth discussion of Richelson’s new book, Spying on the Bomb: American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea. During the course of the evening, Richelson and Shuster examined the U.S. intelligence community’s efforts to track the nuclear activities of foreign states. After the program, Jeffrey Richelson posed the following question for ALOUD on the Off Ramp:
Do you believe the United Nations Security Council will be successful in curbing Iran's uranium enrichment activities? If not, what should be done?
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May 1, 2006
Who Should Run L.A.'s Schools?
On May 19 and 22, KPCC will present special coverage of the controversy over Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plan to take control of the L.A. Unified School District away from the school board. Villaraigosa's proposal would effectively give L.A.'s mayor control over public school policy and budgets. He is asking for a change in state law that would create a council of mayors from L.A.U.S.D. cities that would hire the superintendent and approve the budget. L.A.'s mayor would dominate the council, because Villaraigosa wants representation to be proportional to population. Villaraigosa wants the elected school board's role reduced to overseeing teacher discipline and transfers, creating school "report cards," and surveying parent attitudes.
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Win Tickets to Akeelah and the Bee!
Was there a mentor in your life who made a difference in who you are today?
89.3 KPCC wants to hear about those special individuals who shaped the lives of Southern Californians. Was your mentor a teacher? A neighbor? A family member or co-worker? Your submission will qualify you to win special passes to the film Akeelah and the Bee, the story of a young woman from Los Angeles who discovers her inner strength through the help of one special mentor.
Please be sure to include your e-mail address when submitting your entry.
Winners will receive two passes to see Akeelah and the Bee at any Pacific Theatre in Los Angeles (excluding Arclight and The Grove). Passes are good Monday through Thursday.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. You must be 18 or older to enter. One entry per person. Void where prohibited by law.
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