TED Prize

I found out that the author of Zeitoun, Dave Eggers, has won the TED Prize - wow! This prize is awarded annually to an exceptional individual who receives $100,000 and 'one wish to change the world." Eggers established a monthly grant for exceptional Bay area teachers. His wish:

“I wish that you — you personally and every creative individual and organization you know — will find a way to directly engage with a public school in your area, and that you’ll then tell the story of how you got involved, so that within a year we have 1,000 examples of innovative public-private partnerships.”


It's admirable that all the proceeds from Zeitoun go to various organizations to advance education or in some other way benefit the advancement of social causes.