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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to Give Welcome Remarks at 7th Annual POSiBLE L.A. Entrepreneur Summit Geared Towards Local Latino Business Owners to Grow Their Businesses

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Friday, October 13, 2023
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In this one-day event, aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners can attend seminars designed to help them adapt and grow their businesses.

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  • In this one-day event, aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners can attend seminars designed to help them adapt and grow their businesses.
  • This year, POSiBLE L.A. will return in person and will continue to focus on helping Latino business owners launch, sustain, and grow their businesses in a post-pandemic climate.
  • The event will commence with welcome remarks by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
  • POSiBLE L.A. content partners include the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Small Business Administration (SBA).

Free Event Offering Family Activities, Music and Fun When PBS SoCal's SUMMER LEARNING DAY Returns June 17 At the Children's Museum at La Habra

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Thursday, June 1, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PBS SoCal, Southern California's flagship PBS station and a crucial educational resource for the community, announced the return of Summer Learning Day Sat., June 17 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. at The Children's Museum at La Habra (301 S Euclid St, La Habra, CA 9063). The free event returns to an in-person format this year with family activities, entertainment, music and learning resources during a fun-filled day in the community.

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  • The free event returns to an in-person format this year with family activities, entertainment, music and learning resources during a fun-filled day in the community.
  • This year's Summer Learning Day theme, "Discover Learning Everywhere" provides hands-on exploration activities for families at interactive booths outside the Museum.
  • Earlier this month, PBS SoCal launched an interactive FAMILY MATH Toolkit with over 360 assets and learning tools designed for early learners.
  • Spring educational community outreach efforts included:
    The Family Math outreach day connected families to early learning resources in preparation for kindergarten.

Six Higher Ed Leaders Named to New Cohort Redesigning High School to Postsecondary Pathways

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Thursday, May 18, 2023
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WASHINGTON, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- National nonprofit Education Design Lab today announced the selection of six higher education leaders to lead the second cohort of the Lab's Designers in Residence program. Leveraging their diverse institutional backgrounds and years of collective expertise, this second cohort of Designers in Residence will champion the efforts of regional ecosystem teams to design and activate K12-to-Career accelerated guided pathways.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- National nonprofit Education Design Lab today announced the selection of six higher education leaders to lead the second cohort of the Lab's Designers in Residence program.
  • Leveraging their diverse institutional backgrounds and years of collective expertise, this second cohort of Designers in Residence will champion the efforts of regional ecosystem teams to design and activate K12-to-Career accelerated guided pathways.
  • "The first Designers in Residence cohort made significant strides in identifying the transformations necessary for higher education systems to build a more equitable future for all learners," said Bill Hughes, president and CEO of Education Design Lab.
  • These accelerated guided pathways will enable learners to earn enough college credit while in high school to complete an associate degree aligned with high-wage, high-growth careers by their 13th year of education.

Mellon, Ford, Getty, and Terra Foundations Announce New $5M Initiative Designed to Advance Latinx Art in Museums

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mellon, Ford, Getty, and Terra Foundations today announced Advancing Latinx Art in Museums (ALAM) – the new initiative represents the second phase of a multi-year funding collaboration seeking to nurture and prioritize US Latinx art. The funding partners have committed a combined $5 million to the initiative, which will provide ten grants of $500,000 to institutions in support of the creation and formalization of ten permanent early and mid-career curatorial positions with expertise in Latinx art.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Mellon, Ford, Getty, and Terra Foundations today announced Advancing Latinx Art in Museums (ALAM) – the new initiative represents the second phase of a multi-year funding collaboration seeking to nurture and prioritize US Latinx art.
  • ALAM, and the greater Latinx Art Visibility Initiative, is part of a long overdue effort to support Latinx artists and to ignite a public conversation about the rightful place of Latinx art within American art.
  • Applications were reviewed by a panel of five experts in Latinx visual art and museums.
  • For more information on Advancing Latinx Art in Museums, visit here .

Largest Community College District in the US, Los Angeles Community College District, Deploys YuJa Enterprise Video Platform and YuJa Verity Test Proctoring Platform to Serve More than 200,000 Students

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Friday, September 9, 2022
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Continuing to prove its value in the ed-tech marketplace, YuJa announces an agreement with the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) to use both the Enterprise Video Platform and Verity Test Proctoring products, replacing competitor products with a comprehensive, all-in-one, and value-based solution.

Key Points: 
  • Continuing to prove its value in the ed-tech marketplace, YuJa announces an agreement with the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) to use both the Enterprise Video Platform and Verity Test Proctoring products, replacing competitor products with a comprehensive, all-in-one, and value-based solution.
  • YuJa Verity is YuJas test proctoring software that will streamline testing workflows for both students and instructors while also protecting academic integrity and balancing privacy concerns.
  • Institutions in the LACCD include: East Los Angeles College, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles Harbor College, Los Angeles Mission College, Los Angeles Pierce College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Los Angeles Trade-Tech College, Los Angeles Valley College, and West Los Angeles College.
  • The Los Angeles Community College District is the largest community college district in the United States and is one of the largest in the world.

CORE Recovery & Retraining Endowment Launches to Foster Long-Term, Systemic Economic Benefits for Los Angeles County Residents

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Thursday, July 16, 2020
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LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NaHCO3, the family office of Ashley and Marc Merrill, today announced the launch of CORE, the COVID-19 Retraining & Recovery Endowment, to provide support through academic and training scholarships to the heavily impacted South Los Angeles residents.

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  • LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NaHCO3, the family office of Ashley and Marc Merrill, today announced the launch of CORE, the COVID-19 Retraining & Recovery Endowment, to provide support through academic and training scholarships to the heavily impacted South Los Angeles residents.
  • The endowment has been in development since April 2020 and was created by lifelong L.A. residents Ashley and Marc Merrill, who anchored the program with a $300,000 donation.
  • Ashley and Marc Merrill sought out SoLa Impact as their partner in bringing the endowment to life because of the years of systemic change the organization has been able to make in southern Los Angeles communities.
  • Academic partners include: Cal State University at Los Angeles (CSULA), Futuro Health, East LA College, Southwest College, and LA Trade-Tech College (LATTC).