By Justin Chapman California Governor Gavin Newsom recently called the college textbook industry a “racket” as the cost of textbooks has become a barrier to success and completion of degrees for California’s 2.1 million community college students. For ten years,...
Through a Spark Grant from Michelson 20MM Foundation, Young Invincibles will provide outreach and education to community colleges on the expectations and requirements of basic needs centers. By Miguel Leon Prior to COVID-19, the student basic needs crisis in the...
Jerry Sullivan, former LA Business Journal editor who now runs his own media outlet called SullivanSays SoCal, interviews Michelson 20MM Foundation CEO Phillip Kim about the campaign to make textbooks more affordable for community college students. AUDIO ...
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is proud to announce that they are committing $100,000 to organizations that are doing important work to help students meet their basic needs. This article was initially published on 20MM.org. The true cost of college, including...
The Michelson 20MM Foundation awards scholarships to a cohort of community members who will attend the 2021 Open Education Conference. This article was published on 20mm.org. As a proud sponsor of the 2021 Open Education Conference, the Michelson 20MM Foundation is...
The ACCT Leadership Congress is the largest professional development opportunity for community college trustees, presidents, and other thought and policy leaders. By Ryan Erickson-Kulas Last week the Michelson 20MM Foundation had the pleasure of sponsoring, attending,...
Many students struggle to afford textbooks and other course material. They deserve so much more. By Cailyn Nagle It is time to retire “student voice.” I do not mean we should stop listening to the voices of students, but that students deserve so much more than...
Cailyn Nagle dives into the overarching principles surrounding the push for textbook affordability. Expanding the Use of Free Open Course Materials Students across the country have been drivers of the expanding use of free open course materials and have worked...
The Michelson 20MM Foundation is pleased to sponsor the Open Education Global Conference. This online conference focuses on the five UNESCO OER Recommendations: capacity building, policy, access, sustainability, and international cooperation. Originally...
Digital inequity continues to perpetuate intergenerational poverty among poor communities of color by disenfranchising them, limiting their access to health care and education, and stifling economic opportunity and growth. Black and Latino students are 30% to 40% more...
On September 16, 2021, the Michelson 20MM Foundation and the RAND Corporation hosted a panel of diverse experts in the field who discussed RAND’s guide and shared the experience of government, corrections officials, higher education professionals, and researchers....
John Linton, who served as Director of the Office of Correctional Education in the U.S. Department of Education, was a nationally recognized expert in the field of correctional education. This article was published on 20mm.org. On May 15, 2019, John Linton and...