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Lundquists Announce Renewed Financial Commitment

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...

107th Street Elementary Joins the Partnership: A Case Study

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...

Partnership Policy Briefs

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...

By Chase Stafford, Director of Policy and Planning