The Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, July 2023 through June 2024.
What started 40 years ago as a small group of teachers passionate about better serving all children in Los Angeles schools has become a much bigger movement. This school year, LAEP will have active programming in eight counties across southern California.
Founded in 1984, LAEP was the first nonprofit in Los Angeles to focus exclusively on educational equity and among those at the forefront of the educational transformation movement nationwide. Over the decades, LAEP has led the way in areas that have become recognized educational best practices, such as smaller learning communities, pilot schools, interdisciplinary curriculum, career-themed instruction, inquiry-based teaching, community schools, and educator well-being.
LAEP has continuously evolved to meet the interests and needs of educators, students, families, and communities. The organization’s current suite of programs and services include:
- Early Head Start home visitation program
- Early Head Start childcare center opening later in 2023
- Infant-toddler teacher preparation
- Coaching for schools and districts looking to implement the community schools model at their sites
- Direct community schools services in South Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, and Pomona
- Instructional support, including STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) emphasis
- Coaching and professional learning for educational leaders to support their well-being and equitable school campuses
LAEP’s anniversary celebrations will kick off this summer with a professional conference in Riverside for educational leaders across six counties, followed by the opening of the organization’s very first childcare center later this year. We are excited to reveal more opportunities for celebration throughout the year and look forward to celebrating with you!
Celebrate LAEP’s 40th Anniversary by donating $40 a month to support our continued commitment to transforming education. Gifts of any size make an impact!