Thursday, April 26 & 27, 2023 | Sacramento, CA On April 26 and 27, 2023, the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and our College Access & Education Equity Partners – Brotherhood Crusade, Community Coalition, InnerCity Struggle, and Promesa Boyle Heights – will be in Sacramento, CA for two days of advocacy. Since our first State...
UPDATED: You can view the webinar recording here. Thursday, February 24, 2022 | 3:00 – 4:30 pm PST Receive webinar details upon RSVP. The reception will also be live-streamed on facebook.com/partnershipla. Download our flyers in English and Spanish Join the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools and more than 75 community-based civil rights, education, academic, philanthropic, and...
This year, Teacher Appreciation Week was held from May 3-7, 2021, and some of our Partnership staff shared messages of gratitude. Listen to their deep appreciation for our teachers below and/or on our Instagram page. Our staff also gathered this resource for teachers to enjoy curated podcasts and playlists. #ThankATeacher
UPDATED: Click “watch on-demand” to view the webinar recording and check out this insightful video of Partnership teachers as they walk us through their personal and professional math experiences. You can find our presentation here and “A Roadmap for Effective Mathematics Teaching and Learning” here. Friday, April 16, 2021 | 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM...
On March 24, 2021, the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools held its fourth annual Lundquist Courageous Teacher Awards, a virtual ceremony celebrating the outstanding work of all teachers in our network. You can view the complete awards program featuring students, teachers, and school leaders here! You can also find individual videos below. Joan Sullivan, CEO,...
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is accepting student artist submissions from all 19 schools in its network for the 2020 Student Art Competition. This year’s theme, Reimagining Los Angeles, asks students to flex their creative muscles and envision what their city, neighborhood, school, and beyond could and should look like in the future. Students can...
On August 26, 2020, the Partnership hosted a webinar that featured Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project. This conversation with educators focused on the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and 400+ years of anti-Black racism and oppression. Ryan Smith, Chief External Officer at the Partnership, moderated the panel which included Nikole Hannah-Jones;...
The Partnership Playbook for School Transformation was unveiled on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at a “Partnering for Equity” convening we co-hosted with UCLA’s Center for the Transformation of Schools. The Playbook is an online tool about our work and it outlines a path forward for traditional public school systems to accelerate equity for low-income students...
On February 8, 2020, over 1,200 families participated in a day of learning at our annual University Day event, this year held at UCLA. Students and families from our network of 18 schools attended campus tours, student panelist sessions, and information sessions about financial aid, college applications, college access, scholarships, and more! They also heard...
Our Ritter Elementary scholars received a special performance from the Grammy-nominated Alphabet Rockers singing group on January 24, 2020. The intent of the special assembly was to create more awareness about music that strives to change the world. Ritter scholars were happy to sing along and excited to have the group on campus. See more...
Check out our videos below to learn more about our schools and communities! Dolores Huerta Elementary School’s 10th Anniversary University Day 2019 Equity and Justice: Closing Opportunity Gaps In LA Schools in 2019 and Beyond Third Biennial Restorative Communities Convening
On May 16, 2019 over 500 people joined us as we honored students, parents, teachers, school leaders, and community partners at our annual UPawards ceremony. This year’s theme was “It’s In Our Hands,” inspired by James Baldwin’s powerful words: “Everything now we must assume is in our hands; we have no right to assume otherwise.”...
