FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 9, 2021

MEDIA CONTACT:
Claudine Battisti

UNITE-LA COMMENDS LAUSD BOARD FOR CHOOSING NEXT SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

Miami-Dade County School Leader with Tremendous Public School Success to Head LAUSD

As we come upon one year since the passing of our beloved colleague, friend and mentor, Dr. Alma Salazar, the UNITE-LA family is honoring her by committing ourselves to do even more for the youth of Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES – Today, leading education, government, business and labor, and civic organizations in Los Angeles have signed onto the new L.A. Compact agreement.

The L.A. Compact is a bold effort to address gaps and opportunities that exist in our education and workforce development systems, and the list of Compact partners is impressive in its breadth. Leaders in L.A. County are committed to continuing and intensifying their collaboration to improve lives from cradle through career.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 19, 2021

MEDIA CONTACT:
Mariah Adedeji, LAEDC
Claudine Battisti, UNITE-LA

CPUC awards grant funding to LA Digital Equity Action League as the Regional Broadband Consortium for Los Angeles County

Funding will support LAEDC and UNITE-LA in facilitating a collaborative regional initiative to eliminate the digital divide in LA County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2021

MEDIA CONTACT:
Claudine Battisti

UNITE-LA APPLAUDS THE CA LEGISLATURE ON PASSING A MONUMENTAL BUDGET THAT WILL PROVIDE RECORD SPENDING ON CA'S EDUCATION & WORKFORCE SYSTEMS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 16, 2021

MEDIA CONTACT:
Claudine Battisti

UNITE-LA Applauds L.A. Unified Board for Its Commitment to Invest $63 million to Expand the Community Schools Initiative over Four Years

Community School designation will expand from 40 to 70 schools by 2025

Report details the effects of paying Early Care and Education (ECE) workers wages that match qualifications

LOS ANGELES, CA — UNITE-LA, joined by the L.A. Partnership for Early Childhood Investment, today unveiled "The Economic Benefits of a Professional Early Care and Education Workforce in L.A. County." The UNITE-LA commissioned report, prepared by Beacon Economics, shows the effects of paying ECE workers wages they deserve and that match qualifications. L.A. County child care workers are less likely to rely on social services programs and more likely to invest in goods and services in their communities. Additionally, child care is critical to reopening the economy amidst the pandemic. Essential workers need access to child care and given the ongoing, pandemic-induced closures, their options are very limited.

Quarter 3 featured the launch of Let's Go To College Los Angeles and UNITE-LA's virtual L.A. Cash for College efforts, the release of our L.A. Health Care Talent Pipeline Impact Report, and the first cohort of the Real World of STEAM program. Click to learn more about other highlights from the third quarter of 2020.