MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA WILL ANNOUNCE $750,000 INVESTMENT IN LOCAL EDUCATION BY ONEWEST BANK

MAYOR ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA
City of Los Angeles
MEDIA ADVISORY

June 4, 2012

CONTACT: Amanda Parsons 213-978-0741 Amanda.Parsons@lacity.org

MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA WILL ANNOUNCE $750,000 INVESTMENT IN LOCAL EDUCATION BY ONEWEST BANK

Grants Going To Partnership for LA Schools, City Year and MIND Research Institute

LOS ANGELES – Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will join OneWest Bank as they make a $750,000 investment in local education on Tuesday, June 5 at 8 a.m. at Markham Middle School, 1650 East 104th St., Los Angeles, CA 90002.

WHO:  
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Steven Mnuchin, OneWest Bank Chairman and CEO
Marshall Tuck, Partnership for LA Schools CEO
Andrew Coulson, President of Education Division of MIND Research
Allison Graff-Weisner, Executive Director of City Year

WHAT:
Mayor Villaraigosa will join OneWest Bank as they present a $750,000 investment in education that will support blended learning practices at the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, interactive math instruction software from MIND Research Institute, and tutoring, mentoring and targeted intervention services by City Year in Los Angeles-based schools.

WHEN:   
Tuesday, June 5 from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Media call time 8:00 a.m.

WHERE:
Markham Middle School
1650 East 104th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90002

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smf: Thie above is  is an official City of LA Press Release, generated and circulated by city employees at city expense. The Mayor’s Partnership /AKA/  The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is an independent agency not affiliated with the City of Los Angeles because the state constitution and case law (LAUSD v.Villaraigosa) expressly  forbids City Government from being involved in operating public schools. The mayor should use his bully pulpit to attract partners and investors in public education – but not at the exclusion of LAUSD and the school children who are not a part of PALS.