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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Los Angeles Education Partnership Celebrates GivingTuesday with 40/40 Challenge, joining millions around the world participating in the global …
Just launched! LAEP’s 40/40 Challenge celebrates our 40th anniversary with a $40 donation goal. Join us in making a lasting …
Our October Newsletter is filled with Big News at LAEP! Our CEO, Dr. Dawn Kurtz, is leading the charge to …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOS ANGELES EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP HEAD START PROGRAM PARTICIPATES IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S CHILD AND ADULT …
Nearly 30 participants of the Ready2Teach program walked across a stage to receive their certificate of completion in front of …
In our June Newsletter, we celebrate Juneteenth and the end of the school year! Read the newsletter here.
On behalf of the Los Angeles Education Partnership Board of Directors, it is with great excitement and acknowledgment of both …
In our May newsletter, we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with a special promotion and honor Early Head Start graduates! Read …
LAEP celebrated two classes of Early Head Start Spring Graduates as young achievers gathered with their families to commemorate the …
Our Community Schools Hub gives students access to programs that connect them with classmates and prepare them for the future. …
Los Angeles Education Partnership is teaming with burgeoning food chain Starbird to celebrate educational leaders this May with a promotion …
In our April Newsletter, we celebrate Week of the Young Child and cut the ribbon on our new Early Head …
HAWTHORNE, CA – Parents, children, elected officials, and community partners counted down before officially cutting the ribbon on the new …
Students of 75th Street Elementary School created more than 140 interactive projects for a lawn game field day on March …
SAN DIEGO, CA – “A Gathering of Giants” Conference on March 1-2 in San Diego brought together educational leaders to …
LAEP Interim CEO Dawn A. Kurtz joined a South by Southwest (SXSW) EDU Conference panel, “Effectively Scaling Whole-Child Support Services,” …
In our March Newsletter, we celebrate Women’s History Month and the opening of our new Early Head Start Childcare Center! …
HAWTHORNE, CA – Excited toddlers walked hand-in-hand with their parents through the doors of their new place of learning and …
Micaela Washington-Harris is one of our STEAM Teaching and Learning Coordinators. In her guest blog, she discusses the need to …
A father shares his experience at his son’s Early Head Start graduation. My son Ronald has been enrolled in Early …
Nancy Arroyo, a bilingual resource teacher at language services for the Jurupa Unified School District, attended our Spring Institute and …
In our February Newsletter, we honor Black History Month, spotlight our Community Schools program, and offer a free Liberatory Leadership …
Emerson Middle School Principal Shandria Richmond-Roberts shares how the Community Schools program has given her students a sense of belonging …
Black History Month is an opportunity for us to continue celebrating the trailblazing contributions and impact of African Americans in …
Torres High School graduate Diego shares how LAEP helped pave his journey to college. As a first-generation college student in …
We are celebrating our 40th anniversary this year as we continue the work of empowering learning communities and helping children …
During Indigenous Heritage Month, we celebrate the diverse histories, cultures, and contributions of our Indigenous community members. Celebrating Indigenous culture …
On behalf of the Los Angeles Education Partnership Board of Directors, it is with both gratitude for her leadership and …
Oscar Nava, assistant principal at Spring Valley Academy in San Diego County, and his team participated in LAEP’s 21CSLA Leadership …
Guadalupe, a parent at LAEP partner school Ford Elementary, shares her family’s experience in a community school. In the last …
Una madre habló de su experiencia durante del graduación de Early Head Start de su niña.
San Fernando High School graduate Emily shared how LAEP’s Community Schools team supported her, and her classmates, as they pursue …
As Latinx Heritage Month begins today, we celebrate the diverse histories, cultures, and contributions of our Latinx community members. We …
Isabel Tabares, Community School Coordinator at Gilbert High School in Anaheim, and her team participated in LAEP’s 21CSLA Leadership Collective …
Six community organizations in the San Fernando Valley received grants to support community-selected projects that meet community-identified needs.
See what 10 Black and Indigenous high school students had to say to Southern California educational leaders about their school experience.
On July 27, 2023, Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP) and 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA) hosted the Learn. …
At LAEP’s Early Head Start graduation, dad Ronald shared: “My son Ronald has been enrolled in LAEP [Early Head Start], …
Elsa Leal, Director of LAEP’s Ready2Teach infant-toddler teacher workforce development program, shares tips for potty-training children 18-36 months. How to …
Thanks to generous partnerships and supports, LAEP was again this year able to support four high school students from partner …
As we head back to school campuses this week, we are thrilled for a new school year that will bring …
To support others in advancing liberatory education, we believe it is critical to share our learnings. We need your help! …
Hear how Lidia has supported her Northeast San Fernando Valley community through NEV Best Start.
Los Angeles Education Partnership has been advancing educational equity for 40 years.
July 27, 2023, will bring together a rock-star lineup of speakers at the 21CSLA and Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP) …
For leadership teams in Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties. A supportive, year-long program where leadership teams …
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to end affirmative action reverses progress made toward racial equity, specifically hurts Black, Brown, and …
Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP) is currently enrolling its first cohort for its new Ready2Teach program! LAEP’s Ready2Teach is an …
What does it look like to build a STEAM culture in elementary school? LAEP’s STEAM Teaching & Learning Coordinators have …
LAEP has been implementing successful school gardening initiatives that promote student wellness across several partner community schools.
Brain development starts at birth, and 80% of a child’s brain develops by their third birthday. The first three years …
Belvedere Middle School parent Maria shares about the parent book club LAEP facilitates for our East LA partner community schools.
The pilot program, Ready2Teach, will support family childcare homes and childcare centers and train new educators to improve equitable access to infant and toddler care.
To kick off Black History Month, LAEP President & CEO Michele Broadnax shares how we’ve worked to intentionally support Black students and families.
This National Mentoring Month, we wanted to share the stories of a few students participating in mentorship programs at LAEP partner school Esteban E. Torres High.
When Maricela’s oldest son was a baby, he wouldn’t talk; he just cried and cried. Maricela enrolled him in Los …
Meet LAEP Board Vice Chair Daniele Johnson-Araujo! Daniele is Vice President, Corporate Secretary at State Bank of India (California). In …
LAEP STEAM Teaching & Learning Coordinator Daisy Osorio-Velazquez reflects on a Latinx Heritage Month activity and how cultural relevance can make a world of difference in education.
For the second year, the LAEP-facilitated Northeast Valley (NEV) Best Start Community has, through a participatory budget (PBP) process, worked …
Meet new Board Member Brian Monje! Brian may be Director and Senior Counsel for Netflix, but the impact of his …
Martha Duran is a parent representative at LAEP partner school Belvedere Elementary. Family engagement is a core element of LAEP …
Binuri Fonseca, Community Outreach Officer at Royal Business Bank “I’ve participated in virtual mock interviews with LAEP, and it’s amazing to interact …
Four students at University Pathways Public Service Academy (“The U”) received a full scholarship to Coro’s Youth Fellows Program, a …
Los Angeles Education Partnership (LAEP) Board Member Dr. Sylvia Rousseau says she was born into equity work. When she was …
In 1992, Marcia was doing community work in LA when she met LAEP co-founder Peggy Funkhouser. Marcia was an attorney, …
PE teacher Deanna Slaton has taught at Bancroft Middle School in San Leandro, CA, for 15 years, but launching a …
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.
