Education Committee, Fern Ray, Chairperson
Committee focuses on Educational opportunities for Adults and Youth in Park Mesa Heights.
Meets: TBD
The Students Deserve organization has been fighting on behalf of our students. You can find them:
- https://www.facebook.com/LAStudentsDeserve/
- https://www.instagram.com/la_studentsdeserve/
- https://twitter.com/LA_StudentsDsrv
- https://www.schoolslastudentsdeserve.com/
Issues that we are concerned about include: Criminalizing of students through searches. This preview video introduces the problem in our schools. We encourage you to watch the whole show.
Education News
Community Schools: Transforming Struggling Schools Into Thriving Schools
Research has found that deeper learning can be achieved through authentic curricula and assessments, wrap-around services that address student social and emotional needs, and supportive, skill-building environments for educators.
Criminalizing Students Through Searches
The PMHCC Education Committee is concerned about criminalizing students through searches and about math deficiencies in our classrooms. Check out this video.
Inspire Angeles Mesa Youth at Career Day
Whether you are a nurse, mechanic, astronaut, custodian or business owner- we need you! We are looking for a variety of people interested in spending time talking to our students about their career.
Dynasty’s United Youth Association Serves Hyde Park
PMHCC supports Dynasty's Youth who is doing a great job helping our students with math, writing, social skills and more at the Hyde Park Library. If your student needs help, check it out on Thursdays.
Blue Ribbon Panel Reports on School Safety Findings
Comprehensive recommendations included tackling access to guns and access to mental health resources; how schools are designed and how threats are reported; conditions on campus and in surrounding neighborhoods.
PMHCC Provides Student Backpacks
The Park Mesa Heights Community Council is excited to report that we are providing backpacks filled with school supplies and lunch bags for elementary school children in our community.