EDITORIAL : A WELL-DESERVED AWARD.ONCE again, the spotlight Spotlight can refer to at least three types of lighting:
Chan was one of three recipients of the ninth annual Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education, a national award for making positive, sweeping changes in American education. The award, which comes with a $25,000 cash award, was made a week ago in Washington, D.C. Chan was recognized for her educational, cost-saving and fund-raising efforts Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported at the Pacoima elementary school elementary school: see school. . Under Chan's leadership, Vaughn improved its test scores and its attendance, and managed to save more than $1 million through its fund-raising fund-raising, large-scale soliciting of voluntary contributions, especially in the United States. Fund-raising is widely undertaken by charitable organizations, educational institutions, and political groups to acquire sufficient funds to support their activities. and cost-saving initiatives. Her achievements prove positive results are being achieved in public education. Hers is the kind of leadership that can and should be duplicated at the school and district levels throughout Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . We congratulate Chan on receiving well-deserved national attention. |
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