G-town Radio is proud to present news breaks from the Media Mobilizing Project.  You will hear new pieces each week on Tuesdays and Thursdays (noon & 5 PM).

This week's On Blast segment is called Grow Your Own: A Community-Based Model of Teacher Development.  A new model of teacher development is emerging that could help 'hard to staff' neighborhood schools build and retain a base of effective teachers by recruiting young adults in the neighborhood to choose a career in teaching.  This model is called 'Grow Your Own' and it is happening in Chicago, thanks to the organizing work of students and communities. Dan Jones interviewed Rod Wilson of Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) in Chicago, about how 'Grow Your Own' is changing the way teachers and communities interact.

Labor Justice Radio this week features a piece called Veteran Taxi Driver Gives Insight To An Ongoing Struggle. With 25 years of experience, Terrence exposes some of the flaws in the taxi system run by the Philadelphia Parking Authority; from training to dispatching to managing. He also exposes what some might call 'extortion by color of authority.' This story was produced by Charles Clarke.