California Education Reform
About the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The Foundation concentrates its resources on activities in education, environment, global development, performing arts, and population. In addition, the Foundation has programs that make grants to advance the field of philanthropy, and to support disadvantaged communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Visit http://www.hewlett.org/ for more information.
Mainstream Media Project
The Mainstream Media Project (MMP) is a nonprofit, public education organization that utilizes mainstream broadcast media to raise public awareness about new approaches to longstanding social, environmental, economic, and political problems. MMP produces A World of Possibilities,an award-winning, nationally and internationally syndicated radio program offering bridge-building, solution-oriented conversations with analysts, social innovators, and leading thinkers on critical national and global issues.
Visit http://www.mainstream-media.net/ for more information.
Educasting
The Mainstream Media Project's newest program, greatly extends the life and reach of A World of Possibilities radio broadcasts and can do so with other audio and/or video productions. Following production of select A World of Possibilities radio programs, we “educast” them by adding narration that has an educational focus and emphasis, and re- produce the audio with interactive problem-solving study guides and resources for further learning. Educasting materials can be formatted for podcasting, downloading and distance-learning as well as in “hard-copy” form.
Educasting packages are then marketed and distributed to target audiences, including faculty at educational institutions for use as curriculum enhancement, to NGOs and trainers in the field, to civic groups, public agencies, public and academic libraries, and other interested parties. Modifications can be made to adapt the content and materials to different kinds of users (e.g. business, academia, civic groups, social movements, etc). Aided by the study guides, educators will be able to use Educasting materials to provide students with accurate, engaging, and user-friendly supplements to their lectures and print materials. NGOs and civic groups will be encouraged to use the materials to build awareness and spur action among their memberships and audiences.
Visit http://www.educasting.org for more information.