Equitable Innovation Grant Winners
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 Innovation Grant program will invest in teacher-led solutions to...
Head Start Mask Donation
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 classmates have adapted to the new normal. I never expected to see four-year-old...
New Initiative to Invest in Teachers
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 COVID-19 pandemic has changed nearly everything about our daily lives - and...
Advancing a Diverse Future
The Greater LA Education Foundation hosted a webinar on Monday, Nov. 30, to present findings from a forthcoming publication that combines local data, national research, and interviews with county educators and leaders to show the need for more...
True Compassion
“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 Break Silence,” Riverside Church, New York...
Understanding the Student Perspective
Greater LA hosted a webinar with Superintendent Dr. Debra Duardo and high school students from each of the five supervisorial districts in LA County. Dr. Duardo moderated a conversation around navigating the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on their high...
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 normalcy, but during this uncertain time, one thing should...
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