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Brenes is the longtime director of the Boyle Heights-based activist group Inner City Struggle, which advocates for better educational and health services on L.A.’s Eastside. Brenes’ endorsements include outgoing board member García.
The district needs to help manage the harms of co-location, she says, but it can also better help schools make the most of their existing space, such as"through the development of wellness centers, special education centers, parent centers," and other wraparound services. She wants to see LAUSD schools “become sanctuaries of welcoming, nurturing, and understanding … compassionate environments for students to feel understood and validated.” Rivas proposes the development of a social-emotional toolkit that combines curriculum, programs, services, and videos, capable of adapting to whatever scenario. She also wants more resources to address parent mental health.
Segura says that LAUSD and many other urban districts across California are facing enrollment drops because of declining birth rates and a lack of affordable housing, which require action from the city and county. In the interim, however, he tells LAist that, “LAUSD can influence the long-term sustainability of enrollment by incentivizing students to return back to their communities to live, to teach, and to uplift.
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