News in Brief: Bridge School Benefit, Dustin Wong, Soft Landing, the Black
— The 24th annual Bridge School Benefit Concert kicks off at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif., on October 23. The Neil Young-organized concert is non-profit and proceeds benefit children with severe speech and physical impairments. The two-day fest’s lineup includes Pearl Jam, Modest Mouse, Grizzly Bear, and Neko Case. — Dustin Wong, a veteran of Ponytail and Ecstatic …
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Partners with UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television to Fund Education-Themed …
LOS ANGELES—-The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has partnered with UCLA’s prestigious school of Theater, Film and Television to fund eight student films on the subject of public education, announced Teri Schwartz, Dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
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TEACHER PROFILE: Haggerty’s TenBroeck teaches technology and uses technology for learning (WITH VIDEO)
Each week, Haggerty Elementary School teacher Jane TenBroeck teaches 30 separate 55-minute classes for almost 500 children, in grades ranging from kindergarten through the fifth grade.
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