Company Profile
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Company Overview
In 2004, the first Alliance public school opened at the corner of Western and Martin Luther King Blvd., starting with a small group of dedicated educators serving a few hundred families who wanted something better for their children. Alliance sought to prove that an exceptional education is possible for all students, regardless of their background or zip code.
Company History
Alliance is a network of 25 high-performing high school and middle school academies in Los Angeles' most under-served communities. Alliance was first incorporated in 1991 as Los Angeles Educational Alliance for Reform Now (LEARN), the organization focused on advocating for systemic reform in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Teaming up with the Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan Project (LAAMP, part of the national Annenberg Challenge), a half-billion dollar private effort to improve public schools in the United States, the LAAMP/LEARN Regional School Reform Alliance organization assessed the effectiveness of previous reform efforts and discovered that developing a system of high-performing charter schools would be the most effective way to ensure improvements in public education. Through the expertise and collaboration of experienced public school leaders with a vision of public school education that could bring these improvements to life, Alliance schools are among the best performing in the nation.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
100% of Alliance scholars graduate with the requirements to apply to UC and CSU colleges and 95% of Alliance graduates are accepted to college. Our scholars are often the first in their family to graduate from a four-year college and changing their future trajectory while inspiring others in their community and future generations. The staff at Alliance is energized by the impact of our success, and inspired by the incredible potential of continuing our work.
Recognition & Acheivments:
California Distinguished School Awards.
Top student achievement awards from Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) Gains
Awarded the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) program
Named a National Blue Ribbon School
25 Most Transformative High Schools
Ranked in Top 2,000 High Schools in the United States
...and many others!