Los Angeles, August 25 - The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools today announced that five of its schools have been awarded federal grants that will be worth more than $27 million over 3 years as a result of a vote by the State Board of Education last evening.
NBC's "School Pride," a new fall television program, has chosen Hollenbeck Middle School to receive a colorful facelift. The offer came from the producers of a new TV show, slated to premiere this fall. One of the show's creators also produced "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," in which a team of professionals shows up to turn a dreary home into a showcase.
The Partnership has launched its "Summer of Engagement" - a campaign mobilizing over 4,000 Partnership families in South Los Angeles and Watts to raise involvement in neighborhood schools.
The Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), a non-partisan, non-profit organization that seeks to bridge the technology divide between underserved ethnic and minority communities within the United States and the technology advanced marketplace, today made an extraordinary donation of 175 computers to benefit the Los Angeles for Partnership Schools and particularly Carver Middle School in South Central LA.
LOS ANGELES – The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools today announced it is has released the first of three 30-second public service announcements (PSAs) as part of a larger campaign to generate awareness of the crisis in LA’s lowest performing public schools. The new PSA, titled “The Time is Now,” will air initially on Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket, a strategic partner of the Partnership.
Partnership for Los Angeles Summer Institute
Summer Institute 1: Content & Pedagogy (ELA, History, Science, Math)
Dates: August 16-19
Time: 9AM-3PM
Location: LA Convention Center
Summer Institute 2: Building Leadership Capacity, Adaptive Schools
Date: August 23-26
Time: 9AM-3PM
Location: UCLA Faculty Center
The Los Angeles School Board passed a motion Tuesday calling for an end to layoffs based solely on seniority.
UCLA Center X in Partnership with PLAS Summer Learning Opportunity Open to All
LOS ANGELES--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Mayor Villaraigosa will be joined at City Hall by noted defense Attorney Thomas Mesereau on Wednesday, June 9, as more than 30 students from Edwin Markham Middle School are recognized in a ceremony to mark the culmination of their year-long involvement in the HereMeNow Project, an intensive personal growth and leadership development program.
These resources are offered by the California Subject Matter Projects and are offered through UCLA Center X. Some of these programs offer stipends, some are free and others require a course cost.
