Great Public Schools Now
Project Title
For a project to support charter/district collaboration and community outreach in Los Angeles
Date
Sep. 08, 2016
Duration
24 months
Description
Although the education field has made strides in recent years, progress has not happened equally across all geographies. There are still too many neighborhoods across the U.S. where families do not have access to high-performing schools. Great Public Schools Now (GPSN) was created to address this challenge within Los Angeles. Its mission is to increase the number of great public school options in Los Angeles, with a particular focus on replicating high-quality schools in the neediest neighborhoods. In order to do this, GPSN will support the growth of existing charter school networks, single schools that want to expand, new schools started by highly talented school leaders, and successful school networks from other cities that want to expand to Los Angeles. During the grant period, GPSN will leverage the Corporation’s funding to support district/charter collaboration and community engagement and outreach work.