20MM Presents: New Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students
For the first time in decades, Title IX regulations, which protect pregnant and parenting students, are being updated and expected to be in effect in October.
For the first time in decades, Title IX regulations, which protect pregnant and parenting students, are being updated and expected to be in effect in October.
As students pursue higher education in what is becoming an increasingly precarious economic environment, the Michelson 20MM Foundation is committed to supporting organizations and institutions that are working to increase persistence and graduation rates by helping students meet their basic needs. Basic needs are defined as a student’s ability to adequately meet their food, housing, mental health, sleep, child/dependent care, hygiene, and transportation requirements.
Join the Michelson 20MM Foundation on September 28, 2023, for the first event, which will highlight the University of California, Irvine’s (UCI), Leveraging Inspiring Educational Futures Through Educational Degrees (LIFTED program), the only UC program teaching inside prisons.
Join us on October 24th to explore the impact of AI during the latest installment of our ongoing learning series, Connecting California: Solving the Digital Divide. Featuring experts in AI social work research, workforce development, and digital equity community advocacy, the panel will shed light on the role of AI and its implications on the digital divide in California and beyond.
Guest panelist Homeboy Industries will highlight programs and organizations across the state that are implementing strategies from the California’s Best Practices: Pathways From Prison to College report in this December 6th webinar. Join us!
Join Michelson 20MM and The Education-Trust West on December 13th as we highlight key findings from the California Student Parent Data Collection Landscape Analysis Project and identify ways that campuses can go from family-friendly to family-serving.
The 2024 Open Educational Resources Spark Grants funding cycle opens on February 26th and closes on March 11th. During this cycle, Michelson 20MM seeks to fund projects that support systems-level strategies with potential to create positive impact at scale and inform public policy.
Join The Michelson 20MM Foundation on March 13, 2024, as they highlight the University of California, Irvine’s (UCI), Leveraging Inspiring Educational Futures Through Educational Degrees (LIFTED) program, which is currently the only UC program teaching inside prisons.
Join Michelson 20MM on March 21, 2024, as they consider lessons learned and highlight bright spots on the rollout of AB 2881 in their next "The State of Pregnant and Parenting Students in California" webinar session.
Join Michelson 20MM for a funder’s panel and group discussion on April 4th as they explore philanthropic organizations' strategies to fund digital equity efforts. The overarching goal of our efforts is to pursue lasting systems change that leverages both the opportunities and challenges ahead.