After developing its content over the past year and a half, we are pleased to present the full Research and Policy Brief series.

This post links to the 100-page book, but you can also view the individual briefs in the subsequent "We Choose ALL" blog posts.  To read each of the supporting reports, scroll thru the next 10 posts, selecting the "Read More" button to view each brief.

L.A. Youth at Work joins Mayor Garcetti as he kicks off this summer's HIRE LA's Youth Program

United Airlines Preparing Youth for Take Off

Exploring Health Career Pathways, L.A. College Promise raises $500K+, and

More Updates from the L.A. Compact

UNITE-LA just published the Impact Report for its 2016 work.

Telemundo shares important information about the California Dream Act and Cash for College resources.

Watch now to learn more. 

On January 26, 2017, a DACA/CA Dream Act training for school counselors and college access providers at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was hosted in partnership with the Southern California College Access Network (SoCal CAN), LAUSD, and the California Community Foundation.

Built In LA recognizes tech matchmakers

“If you're from an area that's underserved, you could research being a doctor or a lawyer, but you don't really think about being a video game designer or a full-stack developer, because you don't know anyone in your community that does that type of work,” said [Bixel Exchange] Events & Strategic Partnerships Manager Dakota Ortiz.

By Charles Taylor Kirchner on September 15, 2016

excerpted below with link to full article

What I call Learning 2.0 ... is about building a learning infrastructure that is available to every student, public or private, charter or district, extending the schoolhouse into the community and into the home.

State Board of Education Approves New Groundbreaking School Accountability System

By David Rattray

A recent editorial gave a critical review of the upcoming changes to the Los Angeles public school accountability system. I believe it is an unfair look at a very promising tool.

Instead of a single score number under the old system, the new model will use a variety of measures that rate overall school and district performance. Imagine your car’s dashboard – a clear indicator of all items that will make your car run smoothly and safely. Likewise, this dashboard for schools will allow individuals to see the complete picture of a school and make determinations based on what matters to them.