Research

FROM CRIMINALIZATION TO EDUCATION
From Criminalization to Education is a community-authored report by the Police-Free LAUSD Coalition that reimagines what true safety in Los Angeles schools could look like without police. Drawing from decades of advocacy and input from over 200 students, parents, educators, and community leaders, the report traces the history of school policing, exposes its disproportionate harm to Black and Brown youth, and presents a five-point framework for building safe, culturally attuned, and supportive schools.

The Schools Students and Families Deserve
The Community Schools Model as a Blueprint for Transforming Public Education in Los Angeles

Left Out
Media bias allows wealthier and healthier communities to set terms of in-person instruction debate

Building the Power to Reclaim Our Schools
Thise case study of the six-day strike by United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) examines how they and Reclaim took on the biggest players in education – and won.

Give Kids a Chance
In a shocking demonstration of institutional racism, as California’s public school population has increased in its percentage of students of color, the state’s per-pupil spending ranking among the states has fallen dramatically.

A Vision to Support Every Student
Each day, more than 78,000 students and their families depend on the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to provide a well-rounded education in a nurturing environment. Here is how they are failing to do so and how we want to change that.