Police Free-LAUSD Coalition & Equity Alliance Demand NO Cuts to Black Student Achievement Plan and Student Equity
Students, parents, educators & community members will rally to demand acting
Superintendent Chait & the School Board protect funding for the
Black Student Achievement Plan (BSAP) & the Student Equity Need Index (SENI).
Los Angeles–In May 2026, LAUSD announced a Fiscal Stabilization Plan (FSP), with a proposal to cut the Black Student Achievement Plan (BSAP) funding by $150 million in the next two years–reducing the program’s budget from $175 million in 2025-26 school year to a proposed $25 million by 2027-28 school year (a massive 86% decrease). The program brings additional resources to schools that serve tens of thousands of Black students, as well as English learners and other historically marginalized students (LGBTQ+ students, immigrant students, etc.). If enacted, these cuts will result in hundreds of layoffs of BSAP Staff and the end of the majority of programs, services, and supports on which Black students and other historically underserved students rely.
BSAP has improved outcomes for thousands of students across LAUSD. Schools with BSAP investments have seen significant improvements in attendance, graduation rates, and academic achievement. LAUSD cannot claim to support Black students while advancing cuts that would dismantle programs which are proving to help them thrive. In addition to BSAP, the district is also planning to completely eliminate the Student Equity Need Index (SENI), which allocates funding to schools with the highest rates of homeless & foster youth, community violence & poverty, and more.
Students, parents, and community members are demanding the necessary changes from the LAUSD School Board to protect BSAP and SENI funding, and to continue investing in community-based safety programs. We are saying NO cuts to BSAP, NO cuts to mental health and BSAP counselors, NO cuts to SENI and NO balancing the budget on the backs of Black and Brown youth.
The Police Free LAUSD Coalition includes: ACLU SoCal, Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, Brothers Sons Selves Coalition, CADRE, Collective for Liberatory Lawyering, Community Coalition, InnerCity Struggle, Labor Community Strategy Center, Million Dollar Hoods, Social Justice Learning Institute, Reclaim Our Schools Los Angeles, Students Deserve, and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA).
The Equity Alliance includes: Catalyst California, InnerCity Struggle, Community Coalition, Partnership for LA Schools.
WHO: Students, parents, educators, and community members from the Police Free LAUSD Coalition alongside the Equity Alliance for LA’s Kids.
WHAT: The Police-Free LAUSD Coalition and the Equity Alliance will hold a press conference to demand that the LAUSD School Board vote NO on a Fiscal Stabilization Plan that proposes cuts to SENI & BSAP, instead cut its $70M school police budget, Ed-tech programs like the failed “Ed” Chatbot and iReady, and other investments that do not help meet students’ needs or support their learning.
