ABC World News (8/29, story 8, 2:10, Sawyer) reported, "Meet the man teaching children you put your money where your values are." ABC's David Wright interviews Larry Powell, who will "make $31,000 with no benefits for the next three and a half years" through an agreement with his school system that will free up over $800,000. Wright: "By voluntarily reducing his salary he gets to save programs and positions that would otherwise face the chopping block. In fact, the deal is, he gets final say how the money is spent. That $830,000 is enough to hire 20 new teachers, fund 16 preschool classes or pay for 11 art programs for the entire year." Powell: "I want parents and kids to know during tight budget times we're not going to stop delivering on those unique things that kids need."
The AP (8/30, Cone) reports that, "after an AP story ran about [Powell's] initial pay sacrifice, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan phoned Powell Monday to thank him for his generosity." Duncan is quoted as saying, "Larry Powell's leadership is an absolute inspiration."
No comments:
Post a Comment