Our New Online Home at the UCLA Pritzker Center Visit us virtually and join us in our work with children and families! From our November 12, 2020 newsletter Dear Friends, Thank you for supporting the work of the UCLA Pritzker Center. This time last year, with the help of
Parents are paying up to $100 an hour for tutors, driving up demand and worsening inequities October 13, 2020 Originally featured in the LA Times Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times Malachi Morris-Jackson was struggling with distance learning, falling behind in reading and algebra, when he met high school
Amid pandemic, new Bruin Tutor Network steps up to help students in need 500 UCLA students volunteer to provide vital academic support to K-12 students across L.A. County September 17, 2020 Originally featured in the UCLA Newsroom Shutterstock As schools across Los Angeles County transitioned from the classroom to
How Schools Can Foster a Better Racial Climate Five tenets to disrupt racist thinking and practices September 16, 2020 By Tyrone C. Howard To read the original op-ed published in Education Week, please go here. Getty A recent photo of a group of teachers smiling and holding a noose at
How to Root Out Anti-Black Racism From Your School Educators, don't proceed with business as usual September 16, 2020 By Tyrone C. Howard To read the original op-ed published in Education Week, please go here. AP Photo/Ashley Landis Over the last month, we have witnessed a number of racial
Statements supporting Black Lives Matter are not enough, schools must do more June 21, 2020 By Tyrone C. Howard To read the original article published on EdSource, please go here. Brandon Tauszik/San Francisco Chronicle Polaris As the nation and the world continue to witness unprecedented chants of Black Lives
We are Failing our Most Vulnerable Children Growing numbers of students face chronic poverty, homelessness, and more June 19, 2018 By Tyrone C. Howard To read the original op-ed published in Education Week, please go here. Getty Schools face ongoing challenges in helping to ensure that all children have
The UCLA Pritzker Center's Statement on Antiracism after the Death of George Floyd June 3, 2020 Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times Our vision for children and families is in inherent our name—the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families. We do this work together—hand in hand, with
UCLA Pritzker Center brings campus, community together to help L.A. April 16, 2020 Originally featured in the UCLA Newsroom Shutterstock From its inception, the UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families has aimed to enhance collaboration across schools, departments and disciplines at UCLA and to use that collective knowledge to
UCLA Pritzker Center awards five grants in support of research for foster youth February 19, 2019 Originally featured in the Daily Bruin Getty Five interdisciplinary and community-based service teams received the inaugural UCLA Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families grants to support research for youth and families in