This month, we celebrate UCLA’s Centennial, our principals, and the launch of the UCLA Immigrant Family Legal Clinic. And as the school year wraps up next week, we are looking forward to another summer of extended learning and enrichment for our students. We highlight one program below, featured this month in Variety magazine.
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April 2019 Newsletter
This month, we highlight how our community schools support UCLA student learning–as teaching artists and as educational researchers. We are also excited to share one of the many community partnerships that inspire our students to dream big!
March 2019 Newsletter
We are excited to share news of our Second Annual Convening as well as other partnership highlights this month.
UCLA Community School Longitudinal College-going Data Report
This paper describes the collective problem-solving process that unfolded over a decade as researchers and practitioners worked together to expand access to college for traditionally underrepresented students. The paper describe three practical problems—how to frame, support, and track a college-for-all reform effort—and details how grappling with these problems locally provides unique insight into the larger college-for-all policy context.
Nurturing Play: How Schools can Provide Powerful Opportunities for Children to Learn
In this brief, we discuss the value of play, highlight playful learning approaches at the UCLA Community School, and introduce organizations that advocate for play-based learning policies. We also provide suggestions and further reading for teachers and families.
January 2019 Newsletter
We started the new year with an historic strike that inspired productive debate and support for public education. This month, we share news about the strike and a new initiative to support our alumni’s persistence through college.
December 2018 Newsletter
We are thankful for the many partnerships that support student learning and well-being in community schools. Here are three highlights that celebrate the joy of the season, the power of art to bring people together, and the role of caring adults and mentors in the lives of young people.
Mann UCLA Community School 2017-18 Annual Report: Laying the Foundation for Change
Mann UCLA Community School is a university-assisted neighborhood public school within the Los Angeles Unified School District. To share our story and progress during the high school’s inaugural year, this annual report describes how the partnership is laying a foundation for change.
