An L.A. schools program that officials portrayed as a success for helping struggling students improve academically is being substantially dismantled.
A Los Angeles public school program that officials portrayed as a major success for helping struggling young students improve academically is being substantially dismantled by Supt. Alberto Carvalho, who says it’s too costly and not particularly effective.
The abrupt and unannounced change of direction to Primary Promise, which was launched in 2020, has angered many parents and teachers who viewed the effort as transformative in raising achievement in reading and math for students in kindergarten through third grade. Supporters are campaigning to save the program, which provided individually tailored reading and math instruction in small groups. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-22/lausd-dismantling-highly-praised-academic-initiative-aimed-at-combatting-learning-loss