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 $140 million in new funding. Educators, parents, and advocates alike are hoping the Board may...
On March 19th, Principal Latasha Buck of George Washington Carver Middle School published her OpEd in the LA School Report to urge colleagues and LA Unified to more equitably distribute funding for high-need schools, especially elementary schools. On average, at Carver Middle School only 7% of incoming sixth grade students read at grade level. Many...
In a recent article published by Inside Philanthropy, the author, Caitlin Reilly, writes about different philanthropic patterns that we can learn from and how big financial gifts made to non-traditional institutions can have the most impact. In one of her sections she specifically mentions our co-founders, Melanie and Richard Lundquist, for their $85 million contribution...
On February 21st, Mike Szymanski of the Los Angeles School Report wrote two features about the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools. In one, Mike emphasizes the importance of having a well-rounded leader driving your organization and mission forward. In the other, Mike dives deeper by highlighting the Partnership’s model and the progress made over the...
Our co-founders Melanie and Richard Lundquist received special commendation on February 14th from the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education for their contributions to District schools and students. We are eternally grateful to the Lundquists for their generosity and commitment to our schools! See video here.
Don’t miss Inside Philanthropy‘s feature on the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools. Learn more about the Partnership’s operating model and why our co-founders, Melanie and Richard Lundquist, recommitted another decade of financial support to the Partnership.
On January 23, 2018, the L.A. Clippers Foundation along with Patrick Beverley and the Braun Family Foundation, unveiled a newly, refurbished playground at 107th Street Elementary School in Watts. Learn more about this partnership and unveiling here. Video by LA Sentinel.
In this article, Philanthropy News Digest highlighted the renewed financial commitment to the Partnership by Melanie and Richard Lundquist. Read more here.
In January, Melanie and Richard Lundquist were featured in the Nonprofit Quarterly. Find out why they ‘…like to go where most people don’t…’ Read more here.
On Thursday, January 18, 2018, Melanie and Richard Lundquist publicly announced their renewed financial contribution of $35 million toward another decade of school transformation by the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools (Partnership). This brings their contribution total to $85 million — the second largest personal contribution to public schools in a single school district. Also...
In July 2015, LA Unified invited the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools to manage 107th Street. With only a month to plan before the start of school, the Partnership rapidly assessed the needs of the school, hired a new principal and began supporting 107th Street with its capacity-building and advocacy model. This report details the...
We are pleased to share new policy briefs the Partnership team has developed on two critical issues facing our education system here in Los Angeles: equitable funding and unified enrollment. In addition to directly managing 19 LAUSD schools, the Partnership also advocates for broader system change, working to remove barriers and develop best practices not...
