Reconstruction in America: Racial Violence after the Civil War
EJI Releases New Report Documenting 2,000 More Lynchings of Black People by White Mobs EJI’s new report, Reconstruction in America, documents nearly 2,000 more confirmed … Read more
Education
Wasserman Foundation Supports: NAACP LDF, SPLC, EJI and Vera
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks … Read more
Civil Rights Groups Demand Reform for Black and Latinx Students and Students with Disabilities Subject to Discriminatory School Discipline
Read a PDF of our statement here. Today, several state and national civil rights groups sent a letter to Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) demanding changes … Read more
Los Angeles Rams Linebacker Kenny Young Gives Back to Community
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Kenny Young believes teaching kids “Emotional Intelligence” at a young age will create a better future for them. Los Angeles … Read more
Ninety-Ninth Street Elementary Students Sing with Kelly Clarkson
On December 19, 2019, students from 99th Street Elementary School joined Kelly Clarkson on The Kelly Clarkson Show. Our scholars sang back up for … Read more
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools’ Network Demonstrates Impressive Growth in California’s Smarter Balanced Test Results and Continues to Narrow the Achievement Gap
October 9, 2019 LOS ANGELES – Today’s California Department of Education (CDE) report on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (commonly known … Read more
Kawhi Leonard, L.A. Clippers and Baby2Baby Donating One Million Backpacks To SoCal Students
Kawhi Leonard, the L.A. Clippers Foundation and non-profit community partner Baby2Baby, announced this morning a gift of one million backpacks intended to reduce stress … Read more
Q&A with Ryan Smith on what it will take to close the achievement gap in California’s schools
Closing the achievement gap has become one of the most critical educational challenges in California. As part of state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony … Read more
Kenyan teacher who gave earnings to poor wins $1M prize
A Kenyan educator’s lesson in selflessness has just earned him the title of the best teacher in the world. Peter Tabichi — who teaches … Read more
Michelle Obama will visit UCLA in May to celebrate students heading to college
Former First Lady Michelle Obama will visit UCLA in May to headline her annual national celebration of all high school seniors and transfer students … Read more
Amid LAUSD teachers’ strike, L.A. County supervisors vow more funding for schools
Los Angeles County supervisors inserted themselves into the LAUSD teachers’ strike on Tuesday, approving a vague, nonbinding plan to provide $10 million for healthcare … Read more
New report sounds the alarm in California: Only 1 in 8 Latinos has a four-year college degree — and Newsom and state legislators need to act now to boost college graduates by 2030
The authors of a new report are calling on California’s newly elected governor, Gavin Newsom, and state legislators to do more to ensure Latinos … Read more