Agency: Hands On Central Texas

Description:

LIVE UNITED Film Series 

Presented by United Way Capital Area and KLRU-TV, Austin PBS

ATTENTION!!!

Click here to go to current LIVE UNITED Film Series: Frontline: Inside the Meltdown!

Right now, 1 in 4 AISD students entering ninth grade won't graduate. Austin's youth is our greatest natural resource, but are we investing enough in their future?

United Way Capital Area and KLRU-TV, Austin PBS invite you to join us for a special screening on January 28 of It All Adds Up:

"The results speak volumes: More than 90 percent of Math Corps' students graduate from high school, and more than 80 percent attend college."

What can we learn from their success?

Join us for inspiration and ideas from It All Adds Up, produced by Academy Award-winning director Sue Marx, and featuring engaging and heart-warming interviews with alumni and current campers who testify to the lifechanging impact of the Math Corps. You'll also hear from local leaders in education about how to apply these principles right here in Austin.

  It All Adds Up

  January 28, 2010

  6:00 – 8:30pm

  KLRU’s Austin City Limits studio

  Light food and refreshments will be served.

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 IT ALL ADDS UP profiles the teachers and students of Wayne State University's "Math Corps," a groundbreaking organization that partners struggling middle and high-school students from Detroit's public schools with collegians, who help teach vital math and life skills the kids need to succeed.

After 16 years, the program's results speak volumes: more than 90 percent of Math Corps' students graduate from high school, and more than 80 percent attend college. Produced by Academy Award-winning director Sue Marx, the documentary features engaging and heart-warming interviews with alumni and current campers who testify to the life-changing impact of the Math Corps.

About the LIVE UNITED Film Series

United Way Capital Area is focused on addressing critical social issues by bringing people and resources together to create opportunities for individuals, families and neighborhoods to prosper.

The LIVE UNITED Film Series provides Central Texans an opportunity to explore a critical community issue such as education and financial stability through film and dialogue. In addition to meaningful conversation and film watching, participants will walk away with a list of resources and opportunities on how to impact that particular issue in our community.

Impact Areas: Citizen Action/Academy, Citizen Action/Academy: Issue Education, Citizen Action/Academy

Interests: The interests recommended for this course are:
Children & Youth, Civic & Community, Education & Literacy

Skills: There are no skills specified for this course.