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L.A. Compact Connection | April 2023

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · April 10, 2023 12:06 PM · 1 reaction

UNITE-LA Launches K-16 California State Investments Crosswalk


L.A. Compact Connection | January 2023

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · January 25, 2023 11:18 AM · 1 reaction

Looking Back at 2022


L.A. Compact Connection | October 2022

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · October 17, 2022 4:06 PM · 1 reaction

A New K-16 Collaborative Creates Pathways for L.A. Area Students into High Demand Fields


A New K-16 Collaborative Creates Pathways for L.A. Area Students into High Demand Fields

Posted on Newsletters (Read More) by Jason Chau · October 13, 2022 5:26 PM · 1 reaction

In late 2021, UNITE-LA and systems leaders from across L.A. County began to prepare for a state grant opportunity that would launch regional K-16 collaboratives across the state. Various leaders and representatives from the County's five CSUs, 21 community colleges, 80 school districts, UCLA, and employers worked collaboratively with UNITE-LA to design a regional collaborative that prioritizes postsecondary access, degree attainment, and career opportunities for historically marginalized students in health care and computing and engineering. In July, the state awarded $18.13 million to the L.A. collaborative to conduct this work over four years.

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L.A. Compact Connection | June 2022

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · June 27, 2022 1:30 PM · 1 reaction

Community Investments in L.A. Youth


LAUSD Receives California Community Schools Planning and Implementation Grant of $44 Million

Posted on Newsletters (Read More) by Jason Chau · June 18, 2022 8:07 PM · 1 reaction

For a second year in a row, L.A. Unified was awarded a $44 million grant from the state’s Community Schools Partnership Program to sustain and expand the district’s Community Schools Initiative for another five years. Expanding the Community School model has been a key priority of the L.A. Compact since 2018. A program of the California Department of Education, the Community Schools Partnership has provided funding to more than 70 local education agencies across the state since 2021 to support schools’ efforts to partner with community agencies and local government to align community resources to improve student outcomes.

 


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L.A. Compact Connection | March 2022

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · March 31, 2022 10:30 AM · 1 reaction

Charting Progress Towards L.A. Compact Goals


Charting Progress Towards L.A. Compact Goals

Posted on Newsletters (Read More) by Jason Chau · March 28, 2022 9:00 AM · 1 reaction

More than 150 L.A. Compact partners joined UNITE-LA and SoCal Grantmakers for our Data to Action event on Feb. 24 to officially launch the L.A. Compact Charting Progress Dashboard and to discuss new data and trends in education and workforce outcomes and what the path forward looks like for our cradle-to-career systems amid COVID-19 and persistent, systemic racism. The event featured a distinguished panel with the region's key systems leaders, including UNITE-LA board members Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez (LACCD), Dr. Manuel Pastor (USC), and Bill Allen (LAEDC), as well as LAUSD Board President Kelly Gonez and First 5 LA's Dr. Kimberly Hall.

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L.A. Compact Connection | January 2022

Posted on Newsletters by Jason Chau · January 24, 2022 9:00 AM

Looking Back at 2021


L.A. Compact Recommitment Announced by Partners

Posted on News Room by Jason Chau · October 14, 2021 9:00 AM · 1 reaction

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.

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