K-12 and Higher Education

Education is the foundation for a better future for all Angelenos.

Current Work

In February, ABC, in collaboration with Innovate Public Schools and Communities in Schools of Los Angeles, hosted three LA Unified Candidate Forums. These forums provided a unique platform for constituents to explore the proposed plans and priorities of the candidates vying for positions in Districts 1, 5, and 7. You can also watch the recorded candidate forums here:

ABC is currently involved in the following coalitions and partnerships to advance education opportunities for Latinas/os in Los Angeles.

Community Engagement for College Success Network (CECSN)

In 2018, we joined the Community Engagement for College Success Network (CECSN), a network of 11 community-based organizations across 3 regions to amplify community voices in the higher education ecosystem in California. Over the past years, participating CBOs have leveraged their successful track records of mobilizing community members on K-12 education and community issues, and expanded their priorities to include higher education equity. As community leaders, we have built relationships with local leaders in higher education, conducted research on local college student needs, and joined public meetings to share perspectives on how higher education policies would affect our students. We believe in the mission of CECSN to collaborate for better socioeconomic advancement through postsecondary attainment and career readiness in systematically excluded communities.

Consortium for Multilingual Learner Success

The Consortium for Multilingual Learner Success is a regional collective created by an advisory committee and the California Community Foundation to uplift what we know about good policies, programs, and practices for multilingual learners. Today, the Consortium is composed of nearly 100 civil rights, policy, research, philanthropic, educator and community-based organizations working to strengthen the prosperity of California and Los Angeles County by advocating for an educational system that fully supports the needs and embraces the assets of multilingual students.

To sign up for the Consortium for Multilingual Learner Success Newsletter, please email Stephanie Tapia Onate, ABC’s Communications & Policy Coordinator, at stephanie@afabc.org.

CLASS

A coalition of parent, student, educator, community-based and civil rights organizations, who are all dedicated to ensuring that all students in Los Angeles Unified School District receive an equitable, high-quality public education. Our coalition of advocates of color, through its 12 core organizations and over 70 network partners, represents over 150,000 constituents including families and students of color in the Los Angeles region.

California Undocumented Higher Education Coalition

The California Undocumented Higher Education Coalition was established as a response to the national uncertainty and aversive climate facing undocumented students. The coalition, composed of educators, civil rights, business, philanthropy, students, and community-based groups, works to strengthen California’s workforce and economy by ensuring college access and success for undocumented youth in the state.

Californians Together

Californians Together is a statewide advocacy coalition of powerful organizations from all segments of the education community including teachers, administrators, board members, parents and civil rights non-profit groups. Our member organizations come together around the goal of better educating 1.4 million English Learners by improving California’s schools and promoting equitable educational policy.

Close the Gap

Committed to Closing Achievement Gaps for LAUSD Students 

Every Los Angeles School student deserves to graduate prepared for their future, but right now only approximately 51% of African-American, 59% of Latinx graduates were college eligible in 2017. The choice to #CloseTheGap will benefit our entire community and ensure all students, regardless of economic standing or background receive equitable funding and sufficient program evaluation so that success is synonymous with graduation.

Along with the CLASS Coalition, ABC worked to #CloseTheGap to ensure every student is college, career and life ready.