On June 10, 2019, LA School Report published a Q&A with Partnership Chief External Officer Ryan Smith, who was recently appointed co-chair of California’s “Closing the Achievement Gap” initiative by State Superintendent Tony Thurmond. The initiative will address ways to close achievement gaps and improve educational outcomes for students in California’s high- and highest-need public...
Thanks to The Daniels Family, each student at 107th Street Elementary and STEAM Magnet School received a new pair of shoes in late May! The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Cheerios partnered to give the Daniels family their own series – “Do Good Daniels”– and $500,000 to give back to deserving people. Christi and Robert Daniels...
EdSource and the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools partnered to explore what it would take to get to a fair and adequate level of funding for all schools. Joan Sullivan and Ryan Smith were joined by a distinguished panel of experts on May 21 for a discussion on school finance and equity. View the recorded...
Spectrum News 1 took to Jordan High School to highlight the importance of arts education for students. Jordan High School teacher, Nicolas Corona, leads the performing arts program and says that the arts is an outlet for students to find their voice and create community with each other. View the clip here.
Univision interviewed Jesús Cervantes, MSTMA student, and his parents to learn more about how they prepared for Jesús’ academic success, which resulted in his acceptance to Stanford University. More than preparation, his parents say, Jesús has always been dedicated, caring, friendly, and goal-oriented. Learn more about this student’s journey and how proud his parents are...
Congratulations to our Chief External Officer, Ryan J. Smith, for being appointed Chair for Closing the Achievement Gap Initiative by State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond. Ryan’s work will align with the initiative’s goals, which include addressing ways to close the achievement gap and improving educational outcomes for all California public education students. Recently,...
The U.S. News & World Report released their 2019 Best High Schools rankings on April 29, 2019. Partnership high schools – Santee Education Complex, Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High School, and Theodore Roosevelt High School – made it on the rankings list. The U.S. News & World Report ranked over 17,000 public high schools out...
In late April, LA Unified Superintendent, Austin Beutner, delivered a message to the 60,000 women and men in LA Unified, who help our students receive a great education. Santee’s principal, facility member, and food service member are featured in the video. View it here.
On June 4th, 2019, voters in Los Angeles will have the opportunity to more adequately fund public education for over 600,000 students in LA Unified. We at the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools encourage Angelenos across the city to seize this opportunity and vote YES on the parcel tax. Measure EE, a 16-cent, per-square-foot progressive...
In April, El Pollo Loco deployed employees for a company-wide community service initiative in Los Angeles, specifically to reinvigorate one of 18 schools in the Partnership network, Roosevelt High School. To learn more about, read the press release here.
On March 26, the U.S. Department of Energy recognized Santee Education Complex, along with the District, through the Better Buildings Challenge for being an energy efficient campus. The school is on schedule to achieve 30% annual energy savings based on seven months partial post-completion data. Santee’s upgrades include: interior and exterior lighting, an energy management...
Partnership CEO Joan Sullivan will participate in panel discussion and Barbara Dalio, Co-Founder and Director of the Dalio Foundation will also speak at March 19 event March 11, 2019 – Melanie Lundquist, an activist philanthropist who alongside her husband Richard has pledged more than $300 million over the last decade to support education and health-related...
