As the year comes to a close, we are excited to share news about this season’s college application process and the promise of culturally-responsive mentorship. We also celebrate the power…
This month, we are thankful that our school communities are such warm and welcoming places. We celebrate how the arts help people connect and how community-based teaching and learning help…
Community schools bring together resources, supports and partners to transform the learning of all students, especially our most vulnerable. In our fourth issue, we share a story of transformation from…
We are excited to re-launch our Center newsletter this quarter with news about an upcoming study tour, a partnership highlight, and updates on our portfolio of research-practice partnerships. We also invite you…
Queena Kim is passionate about community. She lives a mile from the school that she leads and is an active member of her local church and civic organizations. As principal…
As journalists across the country cover community schools as “a growing phenomenon in the educational landscape,” the spotlight is often on wraparound services as a COVID recovery strategy. Yet, in…
Queena Kim, Principal of the UCLA Community School, received the 2022 Teacher-Powered Schools Extraordinary Achievement Award at the Teacher-Powered Schools Conference in Minneapolis, in November. Associated Administrators of Los Angeles…
For the last few months, students from Mann UCLA Community School and UCLA Community School engaged with researchers from the Institute for Educational Leadership to identify and illuminate best practices…