What’s Up at LA’s BEST
LA's BEST Family Brunch
Join us on Sunday, June 3 at the Beverly Hilton for our signature fundraiser hosted by Michaela Pereira and honoring Nickelodeon with the Children's Champion Award, Best Buy Geek Squad Academy with the Community Partner Award and Miguel Melendez with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. The event will also celebrate student winners of our citywide writing and art contest, "How LA's BEST Makes Me Feel Special."
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LA Times' Steve Lopez shines a light on LA's BEST
Read about LA's BEST in Steve Lopez's column in the Los Angeles Times.
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Two LA's BEST students are finalists in Mayor Villaraigosa's city-wide art contest celebrating African American Heritage Month
Two LA’s BEST students were chosen as finalists in the 2012 African American Heritage Month Poster Competition and participated in an awards ceremony with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at the California African American Museum on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
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Annual Report: After School Is for All
Our 2010-2011 Annual Report is here! See why we think after school is for ALL (not just for those who can afford it!) and read about how we are working to make that vision a reality for kids in Los Angeles.
Read our 2010-2011 Annual Report
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LA's BEST propels success in middle school
Did you know that the longer students attend LA’s BEST, the larger their gains in math, language arts, science and history in middle school? An exciting new study from CRESST/UCLA shows that positive results from LA's BEST continue beyond students' years of participation in elementary school. LA's BEST provides after school enrichment for students between the ages of 5 and 12, but the benefits of the program are now shown to persist through middle school. Among the findings of the study are:
- Students who attend LA’s BEST 140 days or more were more likely to take both semesters of Algebra in middle school
- LA’s BEST students show higher GPA’s in math, algebra, science and history in middle school
- LA’s BEST students demonstrated higher California Standardized Test (CST) scores in general math and algebra
Read a summary of the findings here.
Read the full executive summary here.
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The mission of LA’s BEST is to provide a safe and supervised after school education, enrichment and recreation program for elementary school children ages 5 to 12 in the City of Los Angeles.