Study on Education Organizing and Academic Improvement
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
- Program Education
- Program Area Success Beyond High School
- Grant Amount $160,000
- Grant Period January 1, 2009–December 31, 2010
- Location Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Geographic Focus Los Angeles
About this grant
This grant will provide partial support to the Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment for the organization’s work to improve public education and learning outcomes for students in south Los Angeles high schools. The project is intended to reduce dropout rates, improve college preparedness, and boost college attendance. This is the final grant related to the Foundation’s eight-site study to explore the contribution of education organizing to education reform efforts in low-performing districts and schools.