Haiti was devastated by an earthquake nearly two months ago. One local dance group of mostly Haitian women–Kombit Kreyol founded by Micheline Robertson–is using dance to heal. Karen Marcus of Annenberg Radio News has the story.
Haitian community turns to dance to heal
LAUSD pinching pennies to close budget gap
The largest school district in the nation has a $640 million deficit to close. It received the disappointing news that California’s application for Race to the Top stimulus funds from the federal government was denied for Phase 1. The district may try again and apply in Phase 2 of the funding plan, but in the meantime, officials need to use any means necessary to close the budget. Karen Marcus of Annenberg Radio News has an audio report on the board of education meeting.
Board member Richard Vladovic doing the figures during the March 4th meeting