Learn4Life, a national charter school network, typically serves older teens who are struggling to make up enough credits to graduate. But when a new site opened in San Antonio this school year, Principal Crissy Franco got an unusual number of registration requests from 14- and 15-year-olds. They included ninth graders who didn’t earn any credits […]
Learn4Life Superintendent Caprice Young was recently featured in California Charter School Association’s (CCSA) second episode of the #CharterNation podcast – Change Maker Series feat. Maria Echaveste where they discussed California Charter enrollment trends. Check out the full podcast and other episodes here: https://info.ccsa.org/blog
A proud moment for our Learn4Life student; Andrea S. spoke during a press conference with San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria regarding her intern experience through Access and SD Workforce Partnership with Old Navy. This is a great example of how our WIOA partnerships actually impact our students: Source, via KBPS: https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/sep/07/workforce-partnership-help-young-adults-get-jobs/
Opponents of charters contend that they drain district coffers, while proponents argue that it is charters that are denied essential funding. Yet too often, the claims made by both sides of this debate have been based on assumptions rather than hard evidence. To address this gap, we partnered with scholar Mark Weber of New Jersey […]
Youth experiencing homelessness have many challenges that affect their school attendance and performance. COVID-19 has magnified these setbacks forcing educators to explore problems within education policies. The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools studied the types of educational and social supports students experiencing homelessness youth in California may require to be successful in school […]
When Christina Bethell was little, she lived in a low-income housing complex in Los Angeles where her neighbor, a quiet lady the kids called Mrs. Raccoon, always had her door open for the neighborhood kids. Every Saturday she threw a little tea party with candy to celebrate any child with a birthday that week. Bethell […]
By Caprice Young, Learn4Life National Superintendent: In the 1920s, radio was an essential communications device — and it was free. In the 1950s, television became an important means of communication — and it was free. Here we are now in 2020 and there’s a big question: Why isn’t internet free when we need it to educate […]
Before you can reach a student’s head to learn, you have to reach their heart and earn their trust. Educators should strive to be that support, especially during this pandemic and amid the civil unrest we are experiencing. It’s likely that the trauma some students were experiencing before the pandemic struck may be escalating as […]
Last Friday, Learn4Life hosted a Community Food & Resource Drive Thru in Anaheim, serving more than 200+ local families in need. Thank you @KABC7 for featuring our event on your #SoCalStrong segment! Original Article Link
HOPE Program Coordinator Staci Roth was featured on Fox 5 San Diego on Memorial Day! Staci talked about how Learn4Life is supporting our students with baby essentials through home-deliveries, by hosting virtual parent-circles and so much more.