#93 - Lakisha Young, Founder & CEO, The Oakland REACH
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English - March 10, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsEducation Business Entrepreneurship education public education innovation equity diversity data social-impact implementation consulting impact Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Welcome back to another episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Lakisha Young, Founder & CEO, The Oakland REACH.
Who is Lakisha Young?
Lakisha Young is the Founder & CEO of The Oakland REACH, a parent-run organization founded in 2016. She knows from her own story that winning in education is par for the course when you already have what you need to win in life — and because of that, everything the REACH does must be about ensuring every family has what they need to win in life.
Lakisha developed a formula that has guided the REACH’s work since day one: Ask families questions. Listen to their aspirations. Build the solutions. This formula has produced a mix of groundbreaking programming and advocacy work over the last 6 years, including The Opportunity Ticket, which gives the most vulnerable students higher preference for enrolling in quality schools, and the Literacy for All campaign.
What is The Oakland REACH?
In this episode:
Background Why "education is destined to be [her] journey" The Oakland REACH Family Advocacy Fellowship / The Hub / Opportunity Ticket (2019)Paid family tutors + graduationFocus on implementationRelationship with local district and chartersWhat does the future look like for Oakland Reach