Trust for Learning has a simple motto and a singular mission: Ideal Learning Made Real. The organization, which funds and advocates for early education, promotes innovative programs that engage small children both emotionally and intellectually. The goal is to equip all kids, no matter their socioeconomic background, with the tools necessary to become self-motivated, critical-thinking problem-solvers.
Watch the video above to see how Trust for Learning is fulfilling its mission.
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The Big City School District That Has Education Reformers Talking
The L.A. Unified school district is improving faster than other large, urban school systems. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that L.A. is among the districts that set an example for the entire country on what can be accomplished when schools embrace reform. Duncan credits the district’s progress to its transformation of the recruiting and training process for teachers and principals. The district has put demanding teaching standards in place, and in part links teacher evaluations to test scores. Duncan says that the “ambitious, courageous, and sometimes controversial reforms” are working for the district’s students — the ultimate goal and highest mark of success for any education reform.