Students attend a College Day as part of LAUSD’s Black Student Achievement Plan. “LAUSD remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting all students, including Black students,” said a Los Angeles Unified spokesperson in a statement to EdSource. BSAP is less geared toward direct academic support, but it aims to provide more holistic support to Black students. ‘Everybody needs extra support’: Progress among Black studentsStudents and teachers alike have maintained that BSAP makes a difference in Black students’ experience and performance. … [It’s] a promise to Black students that you can always help them, and their voices won’t really be silent.”A rocky pathBSAP’s journey hasn’t always been straightforward.