Session 29: Bridging the Education Gap in California. PART A: The A-G Campaign

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This panel brings together community leaders, a researcher, and a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) School Board member who have forged a strategic alliance to bridge the education gap in Los Angeles public schools. A University of California researcher discusses how equity-focused research can be used to promote systemic school reform. A LAUSD Board member explains how this strategic alliance was critical to the adoption of the A-G Resolution, a measure that will require every entering ninth grader to complete the college-preparatory curriculum required for admission to all California four-year public universities. Community leaders describe how they mobilized key stakeholders to develop a policy agenda ensuring that all students graduate prepared for universities and the 21st century workforce. (See Session #41 for Part B).

Moderator:
Julie A. Mendoza, Director of Research and Evaluation, UC College Prep Online, Santa Cruz, CA Panel: Alberto Retana, Director of Organizing, Community Coalition, Los Angeles, CA Sandy Mendoza, Director of Special Projects, United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Monica Garcia, LAUSD School Board Member, Los Angeles, CA

Strand 4: Engaging Parents, Students, and Communities