Pullias Center Invitational Conference Highlights Key Successes and Challenges of AB705 Implementation in LACCD

By Sheryl MacPhee The 3rd annual USC/LACCD Research-Practice Partnership Conference on AB705 brought together more than 50 researchers, faculty, staff, and administrators. Taking place in December 2021, the purpose of this year’s conference was to engage practitioners in a discussion of key findings from the implementation of AB 705 in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). More than 50 […]

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USC’s Pullias Center, Price Center for Social Innovation to Collaborate on Project Evaluating Universal Basic Income (UBI) for Community College Students

The University of Southern California’s Pullias Center for Higher Education at the Rossier School of Education, in collaboration with Price Center for Social Innovation, has begun work on a project with Los Angeles Southwest College, part of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD).  The 18-month research evaluation will focus on a pilot program being conducted by the Leonetti/O’Connell Family […]

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AB705 Study and New Report Examines Implementation Progress to Date in Los Angeles Community College District

By Tatiana Melguizo The California Community Colleges (CCC) constitute the key entry point to college for the large majority of Black, Latina/o/x, and Indigenous populations as well as low-income students. As such, it is critical that they provide high-quality instruction along with a robust set of academic and wrap-around supports necessary for the students to fulfill their educational potential and […]

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