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Fostering Educational Access and Liberation for All

EARLY CHILDHOOD
& FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

Transform
Schools

CORE

(Cultivating Organizational
Resilience & Empowerment)

Transforming Education for the Community, with the Community, from Diapers to Diplomas

Celebrating Our 40th Anniversary

students supported across 17 direct-service K-12 partner schools in 2021-2022
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of children in LAEP’s Early Head Start program met developmental benchmarks
0 %
educational leaders received equity-centered CORE professional learning in 2021-2022
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graduation rate in 2022 at LAEP partner community schools
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LAEP staff and partners are committed to a shared vision: creating the educational equity that all families deserve and paving the way for generational success.”
Dawn A. Kurtz, CEO

Transform Education

With your support, we can continue to transform education to create access and opportunity for all.

Eric Barela, Ph.D.

Senior Consultant, Raya Cooper Impact Consulting

Dr. Eric Barela has worked as a measurement & evaluation professional for over 2 decades, helping organizations to better understand and act on their social impact. He’s currently a Senior Consultant with Raya Cooper Impact Consulting and previously worked at Salesforce, where he led efforts to measure the social impact of the company’s work with nonprofits and educational institutions across the globe. He began his career working with the Los Angeles Unified School District and with the nonprofit, Partners in School Innovation. Eric previously served on the Board of the American Evaluation Association and currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Journal of Evaluation.

Eric grew up in East LA and was educated in the Montebello Unified School District. He holds a Ph.D. in education from UCLA. He loves a good road trip, with his husband serving as trusty navigator.