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LA Unified philanthropy helps students and superintendent
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Jun 14, 2013
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LA Unified philanthropy helps students and superintendent
The two-year-old L.A. Fund for Public Education has raised nearly $4 million for L.A. Unified. It's two big projects: Breakfast in the Classroom and "Arts Matter"
Philanthropist Megan Chernin runs the LA Fund for Public Education to help L.A. Unified students.
Philanthropist Megan Chernin runs the LA Fund for Public Education to help L.A. Unified students.
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Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
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The two-year-old L.A. Fund for Public Education has raised nearly $4 million for L.A. Unified. It's two big projects: Breakfast in the Classroom and "Arts Matter"

When Supt. John Deasy put up to a board vote whether students should be fed breakfast in the classroom, he was also putting up to scrutiny a new push for L.A. schools: philanthropic contributions.

The L.A. Fund raises money for a number of initiatives and Breakfast in the Classroom was its first big push. We'll take a look at what it hopes to do and what lies ahead. KPCC's Adolfo Guzman Lopez reports.