Additional revenue is needed to address under-investment in Los Angeles schools. Often advocates talk in terms of what we can get versus what we need. More than ever we understand that our focus must remain intently on the needs of our kids. Getting Down to Facts II is a report that asks us to focus on adequacy. This critical report...
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Our letter to LAUSD in support of the additional revenue
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 — Today, we sent the following letter to LAUSD. —- Dear Board Members and Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, We are submitting this letter on behalf of the Equity Alliance for Los Angeles’ Kids in support of efforts by the Los Angeles Unified School District to generate additional revenue through the passage...
Statement from the Equity Alliance for LA’s Kids on LAUSD Teachers Strike
The Equity Alliance for LA’s Kids led by the Community Coalition, InnerCity Struggle, and Advancement Project California, has been fighting for increased investments for the highest- need students and schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). We have been fighting the district’s status quo budgetary policies that often leave predominately low- income Black and Latino students to bear...
STATEMENT: New L.A. Unified School District Superintendent Must Demonstrate Commitment to High and Highest Needs Kids
PRESS CONTACTS: Katie Smith, Advancement Project California, Director of Communications ksmith@advanceproj.org, 323-997-2194 Community organizations ask new LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner to expand on former Superintendent Michelle King’s legacy of educational equity LOS ANGELES, CA –Equity Alliance for LA’s Kids, a coalition of three organizations including Advancement Project California, Community Coalition and InnerCity Struggle, congratulates new Superintendent Austin Beutner on today’s...
LAUSD unanimously votes yes on SENI 2.0 resolution!
By unanimously passing SENI 2.0, Los Angeles Unified School District took bold action and made a clear statement: our highest-needs students matter. We look forward to working with the district to ensure that these dollars are spent to support student success. #EquityAllianceforLAsKids #EquityisJustice
LA Times: “School board approves a new formula for funding high-need schools”
(This article was originally published on Los Angeles Times on April 10, 2018.) L.A. schools will soon get more money if they are located in neighborhoods with such problems as high levels of gun violence and asthma. The Los Angeles Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a new formula to determine how to dole out some funding to...
KPCC: “LAUSD just decided to use shooting, asthma rates to help decide which schools get more money”
(This article was originally published on 89.3 KPCC on April 11, 2018.) Starting next year, Los Angeles Unified School District officials will consider asthma rates and injuries from gun violence in neighborhoods near its campuses to help them decide which district schools are most in need of extra funding. And those are among nearly a dozen new factors L.A. Unified...
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