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The LA Coalition for Excellent Public Schools is proud to elevate the voices of students, families, and educators through media coverage and public storytelling. From news features to opinion pieces, the coalition highlights the impact of public charter schools and the urgent issues affecting Los Angeles communities. Explore recent stories, press releases, and editorials that showcase this work in action.
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5 low-income high school seniors named prestigious Quest Bridge Scholars
4/25/25 | BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS
Magnolia Science Academy, Santa Ana | Class Act
4/21/25 | MAGNOLIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Mentorship program aims to ease high school-college transition to deter students from not going
4/30/21 | ALLIANCE
Graduados de escuelas preparatorias
4/26/21 | ALLIANCE
Niños periodistas de Boyle Heights se dirigieron a Biden con el corazón y se ganaron reconocimiento nacional
2/25/21 | KIPP PROMESA
Así fue como esta familia sin empleo por la pandemia obtuvo $15,000 para estudiar
1/15/21 | BRIGHT STAR
Opinion Editorial: Stand up for families, students and teachers at all types of public schools
1/2/21 | LACFEPS
Scholarships to help recover from covid-19
12/29/20 | BRIGHT STAR
School offering COVID-19 tests to abate stigma
12/14/20 | CAMINO NUEVO
Escuelas Green Dot celebran aniversario y logros académicos
12/1/20 | GREEN DOT
Opinion Editorial: Democrats must stand up for working families
11/2/20 | LACFEPS
press releases
Teachers Welcome Students To In-Person And Virtual Learning With New Technologies And Techniques Aimed At Creating A Post-COVID Cohesive Classroom Environment
Magnolia Science Academy- Northridge ES
High School Graduates Find Support in Peer-to-Peer Mentoring that Seeks to Address Increased Disparities in Mental Health and Offer College Suppor
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Sixth Graders at a Carson Middle School Learn About Coding, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Science through Amazon Future Engineers Program
L.A.-area charter public elementary school students, winners of a nationwide writing contest, call on President Biden to prioritize vaccines, and offer ideas on healing the nation
Charter School Network Holiday Smiles initiative to distribute more than 600 backpack care packages filled with school supplies, hygiene kits and PPE to families in Santa Ana and Los Angeles
Four South Los Angeles families to receive $5,000 vocational scholarships for higher education through COVID Retraining and Recovery Fund
Growing concerns over increase in COVID cases and community susceptibility prompt local school to launch its own testing site
Green Dot Public Schools Marks 20th Anniversary With Student Academic Gains Across L.A.-Area Schools
opinion editorials
We must learn from the past in order to change the future
By Juliana Anaya, Student
Hate in the U.S. can be healed in childhood
By Audrey Landeros, Student
Stand up for families, students and teachers at all types of public schools
By Angelica Solis-Montero, Executive Director, L.A. Coalition for Excellent Public Schools
Democrats must stand up for working families and school choice
By (Angelica Solis-Montero, executive director for LACFEPS; Cris Gulacy-Worrel, VP of advocacy and development for Oakmont; and Ricardo Mireles, founder and executive director for Academia Avance.
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