Private School Axis, a nonprofit addressing racial disparities in education, steps into that gap, offering a pathway to close the achievement divide while affirming students’ identities and aspirations.

“People are putting more effort getting their kids into private elementary schools than I did applying to colleges 25 years ago,” says Collette Bowers Zinn

The police murder of George Floyd led to a wave of diversity, equity, & inclusion (DEI) programs, which have since been under attack. But these initiatives will persist, even if under another name.

As we see more Black youth succumb to suicide, we must move in radically different ways that prioritize young people’s inherent right to mental health support.

I was a guest on the Motherbird podcast a few months ago and was asked who in the L.A. private school world I would love to meet. One name immediately came to mind: Collette Bowers Zinn

Collette Bowers Zinn, a fourth-generation educator and former litigator, founded the nonprofit Axis in 2020 to address persistent disparities in education.

If you happen to be a family of color, Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, low-income or single parent, the thought of sending your child to a private school may even seem well out of reach.