by Greater LA | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog
EQUITABLE INNOVATION GRANTS BLOG SERIES Leaders for Justice Each year, the Los Angeles County Office of Education honors some of our most talented educators through the Teachers of the Year (TOY) awards program. We launched the TOY Equitable Innovation Grant program...
by Greater LA | May 13, 2021 | Blog
EQUITABLE INNOVATION GRANTS BLOG SERIES Civic Engagement and Social Impact Through Journalism and Storytelling Each year, the Los Angeles County Office of Education honors some of our most talented educators through the Teachers of the Year (TOY) awards program. We...
by Greater LA | Apr 3, 2021 | News
COVID-19 RESPONSE At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Greater LA Education Foundation (Greater LA) quickly responded by coordinating community, business and philanthropic resources in support of the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) and LA County’s...
by Greater LA | Mar 2, 2021 | News
Equitable Innovation Grant Winners Teachers of the Year 2020 The Greater LA Education Foundation and the Los Angeles County Office of Education have selected the first annual grantees for the Teachers of the Year Equitable Innovation Grant program. The Equitable...
by Sam Gelinas | Dec 17, 2020 | Blog
Local Business Donates 1 Million Masks for Students in LA County Head Start My daughter started at a new preschool this summer, just as programs reopened under strict safety protocols to curb the spread of COVID-19. It has been fascinating to see how she and her...
by Greater LA | Dec 16, 2020 | News
New Initiative to Invest in Teacher-led Strategies for Student Success In December, we partnered with the Los Angeles County Office of Education to launch the Teachers of the Year Equitable Innovation Grant program, available to all educators in LA County. The...
by Greater LA | Dec 2, 2020 | Webinar
Advancing a Diverse Future Recruiting and Retaining Educators of Color in Los Angeles County The Greater LA Education Foundation hosted a webinar on Monday, Nov. 30, to present findings from a forthcoming publication that combines local data, national...
by Steve Purcell | Jul 21, 2020 | Blog
True Compassion During a Time of Injustice “True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring” –Martin Luther King, Jr., “A Time to...
by Greater LA | Jul 17, 2020 | Webinar
Understanding the Student Perspective Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic, the High School Experience, and Beyond Greater LA hosted a webinar with Superintendent Dr. Debra Duardo and high school students from each of the five supervisorial districts in LA...
by Kristina Romero | Jun 24, 2020 | Blog
Supporting the Class of 2020 to Freeze Summer Melt Over the past few months our world shifted due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and now many aspects of our everyday life have been upended. It is not yet clear when life will return to a sense of...
