​Laura Kohn

​Laura is a 25-year leader in the field of education, with a range of experience in policy, government, advocacy, research, program design, nonprofit management and philanthropy. She currently directs communications and the Center for Local Income Mobility (CLIMB) at the San Diego Workforce Partnership. CLIMB promotes and executes investments in children and youth to maximize their likelihood of thriving in the workforce as adults. Laura is also the co-host of the Good Schools for All podcast at Voice of San Diego, alongside Scott Lewis, the VOSD editor in chief.





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AAPF17 Sessions: 

Flip the Script San Diego: 53,000 Reasons to Change the Story of San Diego’s Opportunity Youth

​San Diego Workforce Partnership and community partner panelists will present findings from the 2017 study Flip the Script: 53,000 Reasons to Change the Story of San Diego’s Opportunity Youth. Panelists will share details of early efforts to address the San Diego County youth disconnection crisis, data analysis gleaned from the 2017 study commissioned by the San Diego Workforce Partnership, and present a vision for how San Diego can flip the script for opportunity youth.