On April 10th, Partnership co-founder Melanie Lundquist published her comments in response to Secretary DeVos’ 60 Minutes interview in an op-ed published in The Hill. Melanie invites the Secretary of Education to visit Partnership schools and see that there are other scalable solutions and options aside from private and charter schools. According to education research firm Public Impact, Partnership schools prove that improving academic outcomes for underserved students is achievable, especially in our highest-need public schools. Read more here.
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Partnership Continues to Advocate for More Equitable Funding for Highest-Need Schools
On Wednesday, LA School Report Executive Editor Laura Greanias summarized action steps discussed by LA Unified’s Board toward providing more equitable funding to the district’s highest-need schools, particularly elementary schools. In the next two years, LA Unified can expect nearly...