Dear friends and partners, 

The school year is in full swing at LA Unified—with kids exploring new interests, families attending back-to-school nights, and even a student mariachi band helping the Board ring in Latino Heritage Month!

As our school communities settle into the new year, our work continues to accelerate progress and build a better LA Unified for our kids and families. This week, the Board approved  a telehealth pilot program and nursing partnership to ensure students have prompt access to the support they need, as well as nearly $40M in new campus infrastructure and green space investments, including a new outdoor classroom for some of our youngest learners at Board District 4’s Vanalden EEC. 

Finally, even as summer turns to fall, the ongoing climate crisis continues to keep temperatures high. Last year, I wrote an op-ed about the prohibitive costs and regulatory barriers that make it more difficult for kids to get the shade they need on our school campuses. Our advocacy resulted in a new bill, SB 515, that removes red tape and administrative barriers to help accelerate the construction of playground shading. If you want to help ensure that our kids have access to greener, more resilient schoolyards and lasting protection from extreme heat, click here to send a letter of support urging Governor Newsom to sign SB515 into law.


Onward,