School Funding / Mathemagician / Brother Paul Brennan


Funding California Schools  How should California schools be funded? A committee formed by the Governor recently proposed significant changes. Today on Insight, we'll talk with Public Policy Institute of California researchers who tested the proposal and state officials who may put it into practice.

The budget simulation presentation takes place at noon Wednesday, July 24th at the CSAC Conference Center, 1020 11th St., Sacramento. Information: (415) 291-4498.

Mathemagician  Dr. Arthur Benjamin is both a professor of mathematics and a magician. Today on Insight, he explains his secrets for doing math in his head faster than a calculator.

Arthur Benjamin presents, "Mathemagics, The Art of Mental Calculation" at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 23rd, at the 1100 Social Science and Humanities lecture hall, UC Davis. Information: (530) 752-2218.

Brother Paul Brennan  The Patrician Primary School near Eldoret, Kenya educates nearly 300 children in an area of brutal tribal warfare. Brother Paul Brennan runs the school. You'll meet him, and the Sacramento artists who have travelled to Africa to paint and raise funds for the school.

 
Wednesday, July 23, 2008