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Urban Education Partnership makes available to the news media experts who can comment about various education issues. For more information, contact the Partnership’s Public Information Office at:

315 W. Ninth St., Ste. 1110
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213-622-5237, ext. 261 | FAX: 213-629-5288
info@urbanedpartnership.org

Recent News Articles (Requires Acrobat Reader)
King Elementary School Teachers Plan Academic Improvements Strategies (The Compton Bulletin)
Martin Luther King Elementary School teachers planned strategies for improving student achievement in a workshop August 18-20.

Recent Press Releases (Requires Acrobat Reader)
Urban Education Partnership Names New Vice President-Chief Development Officer
(LOS ANGELES)—Urban Education Partnership announced it has named Reginald K. Ingram, Jr., CFRE, vice president and chief development officer. Ingram will oversee all of the Partnership's fundraising activities and all related development programs.

LAEP Changes Name to Urban Education Partnership
(LOS ANGELES)—The Los Angeles Educational Partnership, at the forefront of the school reform movement locally and nationwide for almost 20 years, has changed its name to Urban Education Partnership, the organization’s President and CEO Susan Way-Smith announced June 13, 2003.

O’Connell Delivers Keynote at Partnership’s 20th Anniversary Reception
(LOS ANGELES)—California Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell gave the keynote address September 16 during a reception recognizing the beginning of the Urban Education Partnership’s 20th year as a leading force in school reform efforts.

Urban Education Partnership, Inglewood USD Collaborate to Create Small Learning Communities
(LOS ANGELES) —The Inglewood Unified School District and the Urban Education Partnership will use a $125,000 grant from the state of California and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to transform the district’s secondary level schools into dynamic learning environments that better support and assist students in maintaining the tremendous academic success enjoyed at the elementary level.