This fall, the Equity Alliance for LA’s Kids celebrates a decade of the tool that has improved our public schools’ access to funds that bring more equitable education: the Student Equity Needs Index (SENI). On August 28, just as the new school year began, about 200 community members gathered at the Community Coalition in South Los Angeles to celebrate the...
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Equity Alliance Letter to LAUSD Board of Education: Protection of Equity & SENI
Download the Letter here: Read the Equity Alliance Letter to LAUSD Board of Education: Protection of Equity & SENI.
IN THE NEWS: These high school grads are the COVID Class of 2023 and have the stories to prove it
By Milla Surjadi from the Los Angeles Times It had only been a week since graduation and these teenagers were giddy. Summer sprawled out in front of them. College is just a few months away — a future some still can’t believe will be theirs. One will be leaving soon to take prep classes at UC Berkeley. Another has an...
PRESS STATMENT: Equity Alliance for LA’s Kids Calls on LAUSD Board and Superintendent Carvalho to Support Workers With Living Wages
Media Contacts: Ronald Simms Jr., Senior Manager of Communications, Catalyst California 202-270-0936Julio Esperias, Communications Manager, Community Coalition 424-409-1752Esthefanie Solano, Communications Strategist, InnerCity Struggle 323-780-7605 x 121 LOS ANGELES – Tens of thousands of essential school workers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 99 (SEIU 99) and serving students across the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced that they will...
MEDIA ADVISORY: EQUITY ALLIANCE FOR LA’S KIDS HOSTS TOWN HALL WITH LA UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT CARVALHO
Los Angeles: April 26, 2022 Contact: Esthefanie Solano esthefanie@innercitystruggle.org WHAT: On Wednesday, April 27, Equity Alliance For LA’s Kids (EA) will convene a town hall with Superintendent Alberto Carvalho to elevate the long, hard-fought struggle for equity and racial justice in L.A. Unified campuses. The Town Hall will provide a platform for South LA and Eastside families to engage the...
LA Unified Board Members Pass the “Equity is Justice Resolution 2021” with a 6-1 Vote
LOS ANGELES, CA – Victory! On May 11, 2021, Los Angeles Unified School District (LA Unified) Board members voted affirmatively 6-1 to distribute in the 2021-22 academic year an additional $700 million to schools using the Student Equity Needs Index (SENI). The SENI is a formula used to inform the allocation of funds so that LA Unified can efficiently address...
Equity is Justice: We Must Protect And Double Equity-Based Funding For 2021-22 School Year!
Today, the Equity Alliance for LA’s Kids released our new “Racial Justice Equity Recovery Plan” that centers the voices of communities — especially students and those hardest hit by COVID-19. As we pivot to recovery from the pandemic, we must equitably address the urgent needs of students and families most impacted by inequities. An equal investment in all Los Angeles...
MEDIA ADVISORY: LAUSD Students and Parents from Communities Hardest Hit by the Pandemic Demand an Equitable Recovery
PRESS CONTACT: Katie Smith, Director of Communications, Advancement Project California, 323.997.2194 WHAT: This event is a 30-minute briefing by LA Unified students and parents who plan to share their untold stories. Local advocates will speak on the newly released “The Racial Justice Equity Recovery Plan,” which centers the voices of communities — especially students and those hardest hit by the...
1 Year Anniversary of COVID-19: Distance Learning and Loss at LAUSD
On March 13, 2021, on the 1-year anniversary of LAUSD closing due to the pandemic, we posted numerous quotes on Twitter highlighting the voices of students of color. Below are some highlights. On the 1 year anniversary of @LASchools shutdown due to #COVID19, we must ensure there is equitable funding for our children to return to school safely. Hear what...
Impact of the Student Equity Needs Index for LAUSD Schools
During LAUSD fiscal year 2018-19 school year, SENI allocated $25 million of TSP dollars amongst 228 highest-need schools. These additional funds ranged from $24,000 to $313,000 per school. For LAUSD fiscal 2019-2020 year, SENI was used to allocate $253 million of TSP dollars to LAUSD’s high and highest-need schools. Further, an additional $29 million was added as a hold harmless...
Parents and Student Update: Equity Is Working
In 2018, California youth and advocates successfully organized and campaigned to pass SENI 2.0 (Equity is Justice 2.0 Resolution), a plan to reinvest in the needs of Black and Brown students in high and highest-need schools. This resolution has received extensive community endorsement and unanimous LAUSD Board support and is widely recognized as a model of equity that can inform...
Op-Ed: 65 years after Brown v. Board of Education, more work remains
By Maria Brenes, Executive Director of InnerCity Struggle, in collaboration with the Edward W. Hazen Foundation “Three generations of children have gone through our schools since 1954, when Brown was decided. While there have been gains in educational achievement for black and brown students, they have not kept pace with that of white students. It is up to us to...
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