December 5, 2024 Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles Unified and the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools are thrilled to announce a $16.8 million five-year grant to continue the trailblazing, collaborative journey to enhance and revolutionize how students learn math from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In 2015, the Partnership launched an initiative to...
Los Angeles, CA — Partnership for Los Angeles Schools (the Partnership) saw continued growth in student achievement for the 2023-2024 school year, with more students achieving grade-level proficiency in both English language arts (ELA) and math compared to last year, according to data released today. This progress spans all school levels—elementary, middle, and high school—reflecting...
Yesterday’s tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, profoundly affects all of us. As an organization committed to the well-being and success of our students, staff, and communities, we at the Partnership understand that these events can be hard to process and impact each of us differently. In these moments, it’s essential to...
Welcome Francisco Villegas, our new chief academic officer, and Jonathan Garcia, our new chief of staff! We are excited about these talented individuals joining our organization. Francisco’s and Jonathan’s experience and dedication to public education make them valuable additions to our team. We anticipate that they will significantly contribute to the Partnership’s mission, culture and...
Guadalupe Guerrero brings over 30 years of experience improving underserved urban public schools. He is the outgoing Superintendent of Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest school system. For Immediate Release January 18, 2024 (Los Angeles, California) — Partnership for Los Angeles Schools (the Partnership), one of the country’s largest in-district public school transformation efforts, announced Guadalupe...
We are thrilled to share a momentous achievement that fills us with great pride and excitement. On Tuesday, November 14, our esteemed board chair, Carolyn Webb de Macías, was appointed as the new chief of staff and senior advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Carolyn has been an invaluable member of our organization since...
Today, we are profoundly disheartened by the decision the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made against affirmative action. At Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, we work closely with high-need elementary, middle, and high schools to advocate for and strengthen systems that prepare students for college and beyond. Given this decision, our work is...
On June 21, 2023, a press conference was held at Jordan High School in Watts. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced a felony charge against Atlas Metal & Iron Company, the metal recycling plant that has operated next to Jordan for the past 75 years. Jordan students and community members have been demanding...
On Monday, January 30, 2023, the Los Angeles Unified School District announced 39 magnet schools that received national recognition. Join us in congratulating the Math, Science, and Technology Magnet Academy (MSTMA) at Roosevelt High! MSTMA at Roosevelt High–a Partnership school–has been named a National Magnet School of Distinction by Magnet Schools of America, the national...
On November 10, 2022, EdSource published an opinion piece by Alex Karas, the Partnership’s director of arts education, in response to the passing of California’s Proposition 28. The initiative allocates money for 15,000 new positions, almost doubling the current number of certified teachers who provide visual and performing arts instruction in California’s public schools. With...
On October 13, 2022, Jason Torres-Rangel received a call from State Superintendent Tony Thurmond informing him that he would be a State Teacher of the Year and nominated as the California teacher to represent at the National Teacher of the Year competition in 2023. This recognition came after Torres-Rangel was nominated by one of his...
Posted 10/11/22 | Updated 10/14/22 The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools is appalled and outraged by the anti-Black, anti-indigenous, and homophobic statements made by Nury Martinez, Councilmembers Kevin de Leon & Gil Cedillo as well as former head of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, Ron Herrera. The statements are divisive, vile, and have...
