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Central Valley Organizations Highlight Prison Education In Action

Central Valley Organizations Highlight Prison Education In Action

The Michelson 20MM Foundation held a webinar to share how Central Valley organizations are using postsecondary prison education strategies in California’s Best Practices: Pathways from Prison to College In Action resource. Central Valley has a long-standing prison...

Student Parents Reflect on the Impact of AB 2881 – Webinar

Student Parents Reflect on the Impact of AB 2881 – Webinar

  With the passing of AB 2881, colleges throughout California are offering greater support for student parents. The bill passed in 2022 establishes priority registration for student parents and notifies them of resources and support critical to their success. By...

Locked In and Priced Out–Students Reject Automatic Textbook Billing

Locked In and Priced Out–Students Reject Automatic Textbook Billing

Biden Administration’s support for textbook billing regulations is critical, student need clearer than ever    LOS ANGELES—As the Biden Administration considers proposed rules to regulate the textbook industry, Michelson 20MM released a survey report shedding...

2024 Digital Equity Spark Grants Funding Cycle Webinar

2024 Digital Equity Spark Grants Funding Cycle Webinar

Video credit: Michelson 20MM The Michelson 20MM Foundation held a 2024 Digital Equity Spark Grants Funding Cycle informational webinar on May 16th.  The grant proposal window will be open from May 28, 2024, to June 11, 2024. This funding cycle aims to support projects...

Michelson 20MM Shares Lessons Learned from Implementing AB 2881

Michelson 20MM Shares Lessons Learned from Implementing AB 2881

Video credit: Michelson 20MM The Michelson 20MM Foundation recently held a webinar on the state of pregnant and parenting students in California. There are currently over 480,000 student parents in California, representing 20% of all undergraduates in the state’s...

Michelson 20MM Shorts: A Day in the Life of Student Parent Elizabeth

Michelson 20MM Shorts: A Day in the Life of Student Parent Elizabeth

Video credit: Michelson 20MM The Michelson Pregnant and Parenting Student Initiative works to increase support for pregnant and parenting students at California colleges and universities. In California, 20% of all undergraduates—486,454 students—are parenting college...

Michelson 20MM Info Webinar: 2024 OER Spark Grants Funding Cycle

Michelson 20MM Info Webinar: 2024 OER Spark Grants Funding Cycle

Video credit: Michelson 20MM The Michelson 20MM Foundation, part of the Michelson Philanthropies network, works to widen access to educational opportunities by promoting programs and policies that advance the adoption of open educational resources (OER). To help...

The Education Trust-West Shares Why Student Parent Data Matters

The Education Trust-West Shares Why Student Parent Data Matters

Video credit: Michelson 20MM On December 13th, Michelson 20MM hosted The State of Pregnant and Parenting Students webinar with guest panelists The Education Trust-West. In this series, Dr. Christopher Nellum (Executive Director, The Education Trust-West) and his team...