Impact

The Opportunity Ticket: What if we guaranteed families at closing schools that they could get into better schools? Read about our partnership with The Oakland REACH that resulted in a district policy that benefits historically marginalized students.

A-G Awards: Black and Brown students in California are graduating high school ineligible to even apply to the state university systems because they haven’t passed core class requirements. Read about our partnership with Families in Action (FIA) to celebrate Oakland high schools that are preparing over 80%+ of their African American and Latinx students to be ready to apply to college.

Internet for All: During the pandemic, students in communities of color found themselves parked in benches outside of fast food chains and coffee shops trying to access the internet on their phones to complete their school work. Our analysis revealed rampant digital redlining in Oakland and nationwide, where fiber and high speed internet were being routed around needy communities and towards affluent neighborhoods. Our advocacy efforts to secure internet as a public right held internet service providers accountable during the worst of the pandemic, a nationwide petition, and ultimately with the efforts of a coalition of advocates, the Affordable Connectivity Program.