Since 2019, UNITE-LA has led a regional effort to redesign the student transfer ecosystem, partnering with community colleges, CSU campuses and philanthropy to address policies, practices and institutional cultures that hinder degree completion. This work evolved into a student-centered initiative anchored by CSU Dominguez Hills and Cal Poly Pomona.

UNITE-LA and the Los Angeles Digital Equity Action League (LA DEAL) advanced a coordinated, countywide approach to digital equity—aligning cities, community organizations, public agencies and residents around strategies to expand access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet.

UNITE-LA strengthened Southern California's apprenticeship ecosystem by aligning workforce, education and industry partners to expand non-traditional earn-and-learn opportunities.

The L.A. Region K–16 Collaborative is the region's engine for aligning K–12 districts, higher education and industry partners to build seamless pathways into health care, computer science and engineering careers.

In 2025, UNITE-LA, alongside the L.A. Opportunity Youth Collaborative (OYC), supported the transition of Horizons 32K from planning to implementation, marking a major step in the region's effort to reduce youth disconnection by 32,000 by 2028. This year, partners launched a multi-sector Stewardship Board bringing together leaders from K–12, postsecondary, workforce and holistic support agencies to guide collaborative action across systems that shape young adults' education-to-career pathways.

UNITE-LA is pleased to share that Kelly Reynolds, director of Education and Workforce Strategy & Policy at UNITE-LA, has been appointed as vice chair of the Education and Workforce Development Committee for the Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA).

On Dec. 8, UNITE-LA joined the Downtown L.A. Walking Tour hosted by the Select Committee on Downtown Revitalization, alongside Assemblymembers Matt Haney and Mark Gonzalez, representatives from Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove’s office and Councilmember Isabel Jurado.

On Tuesday, Dec. 9, UNITE-LA's Kelly Reynolds and Adam Gottlieb traveled to Sacramento to host a briefing for legislative staffers on the K-16 Collaborative Grant Program in partnership with Capitol Impact.

On Thursday, Dec. 4, UNITE-LA hosted its final Education Means Business webinar of 2025 that focused on the state of early care and education amid budget cuts and financial challenges at the federal and state levels.

UNITE-LA had the pleasure of engaging in the California Economic Summit, which was attended by Gov. Gavin Newsom as well as several of the gubernatorial candidates.