Learning Loss

In this blog series, you will learn how the pandemic is affecting kids of color, the impact of learning loss and effective solutions to reverse learning loss. The actions we take now will have a major impact on our children’s futures.

South LA Parents and Community Members Rally for Improved Black Student Literacy

South LA Parents and Community Members Rally for Improved Black Student Literacy

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA In the heart of South Los Angeles, on Manchester Avenue at True LA Church, parents and community members called for increased focus, targeted funding and community support to improve the Black Student Literacy rate in LA County Schools. The “Literacy is Life” campaign highlights the 73% of Los Angeles Unified School District and 72% of Compton Unified School District Black third grade students who are not on grade level in English Language Arts.