College Access Amid a Pandemic

The Los Angeles Times interviews several members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Community regarding the impact of COVID-19 on college access. Read the full article at LATimes.com   Throughout Los Angeles, counselors have had a hard time reaching many of their students. The lack of reliable technology continues to be an issue. Most troubling, counselors said, some students…

Diversity in Curricula

Over the past months members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ staff have been working to update the English Language Arts (ELA) curricula to reflect greater diversity. Over the past spring and summer, members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ELA School Support team–-including Megan McGrail, David Schnall, Anne Krieg, Parinaz Banks, and Melissa Green––began a critical assessment of middle and…

Burton Tech Only High School In CA To Receive the Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools Award

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced the 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools awards, a prestigious recognition for schools’ overall academic achievement or progress in closing achievement gaps among scholar subgroups. This year, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Burton Tech has been named as a recipient of the award for their exemplary achievement in closing gaps for scholars. Burton…

Co-Teaching Model

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Kory Hunter Middle School adapts a co-teaching model for distance learning with successful results for scholars and teachers. Upon reviewing Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Kory Hunter Middle School academic data a few years ago, Principal Omar Reyes found that the needs of the most vulnerable population of scholars––English Learners and Students with Disabilities––were not fully met. He…

Black Lives Matter

6/2/20 – The end of the school year typically calls for a celebration. Yet this past week has been one of anger, outrage, and sorrow. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.â€�–– James Baldwin Dear Friends, The end of the school year typically calls for…

Top LA Public Schools

5/29/20 – The “Top Los Angeles County Public Schoolsâ€� report identifies schools that are closing the opportunity gap for students of color. Innovate Public Schools, in partnership with USC’s Sol Price School of Public Policy and Rossier School of Education, recently released their annual report of “Top Los Angeles County Public Schools.â€� This report identifies…

All Means All

In 2018, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ College-Ready Public Schools launched a multi-year initiative called  “All Means Allâ€� to ensure that all scholars, especially our English Learners and scholars with disabilities, have equitable access to the rigorous grade-level materials, social-emotional support, and mental health resources they need to meet their full potential. View the video below for more information…